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Antibes Bateaux Services

Your own boat for the day, from Port Gallice

Boat hire and boating school · Port Gallice, Juan-les-Pins

A family-founded boat-hire company on the pontoons of Port Gallice since 2000, renting motorboats with or without a licence, RIBs and skippered yachts, and teaching the French coastal licence.

Why VERA picked it

The best view of the Cap is from the water. ABS makes it simple – a small boat you can drive without a licence, or a yacht with a skipper – and briefs every crew on respecting the sea.

A passion that became a business

Antibes Bateaux Services grew out of Jocelyne and Roger's love of the sea. They founded the company in 2000, and over the years the team and the fleet have grown while the welcome has stayed personal. The office is on the pontoon at Port Gallice, at the entrance to the Cap.

Where you can go

From Port Gallice, the Billionaires' Bay off the Cap d'Antibes is less than 20 minutes away. The Lérins Islands off Cannes, the bay of Théoule and, depending on the engine, the whole of the Riviera coast are within reach. It is the easiest way to find the small coves that can only be reached from the sea.

What they offer

  • Motorboats that can be driven without a licence, for beginners and families.
  • Open boats and semi-rigid RIBs.
  • Yachts with a skipper, for a day without having to take the helm.
  • An approved school for the French coastal licence, with its own training boat, all year round.

Care for the sea

The company briefs its crews before departure on where to dispose of waste, supports the Ports Propres clean-port approach and hands out bags for the day. Its staff are trained in environmental management.

Good to know

WherePort Gallice, 47 Boulevard Édouard Baudoin, 06160 Juan-les-PinsPort Gallice, Juan-les-PinsApple MapsGoogle Maps
Opening hoursNot publishedCall before you go – hours change with the season.
Phone+33 (0)6 15 75 44 36
Emailantibesbateauservice@gmail.com
Websiteantibes-bateaux.com
Instagram@antibesbateauservice
Worth knowingOpen all year. From Easter to All Saints' Day at the start of November the team is on the pontoon in person; the rest of the year, boats can be booked 48 hours ahead, weather permitting.

Sources: antibes-bateaux.com – home page (founded 2000 by Jocelyne and Roger, Port Gallice, open all year, Easter–Toussaint on the pontoon, 48h booking off season, boat types, coastal licence school, environmental policy, phone) · leportgallice.com – Water-based activities (lists Antibes Bateaux Services among boat hire at the port; port address) · cotedazurfrance.com – A.B.S Location de bateaux listing

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