Seven regions from the Baltic to the Aegean. Base of operations Beaulieu-sur-Mer; coverage continental.
The operating picture CV-01
Most delivery operators are regional. Coverage here is continental because the work requires it: vessels are built in the north, sold in the south, wintered inland and chartered in the islands.
Marked ports are used regularly for departure, arrival, bunkering and crew change. The set is indicative, not exhaustive.
Operating area · 56 ports
Regions CV-02
Each coastline carries its own weather pattern, clearance regime and berth availability. Regional knowledge is the majority of the work.
French Riviera, Ligurian coast, Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearics. Our home water and the busiest delivery corridor in Europe. Short, high-value passages where the constraints are berth availability and mistral timing rather than distance. Antibes, Golfe-Juan, Saint-Tropez, Monaco, Genoa, Ajaccio, Palma.
Italy's east coast, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, the Turkish coast. Charter-season repositioning, plus a lot of non-EU clearance work. Distances are modest but the border and cruising-permit admin is not, and getting it wrong strands a boat. Split, Dubrovnik, Tivat, Corfu, Athens, Göcek.
Costa del Sol, Gibraltar, the Algarve, the Portuguese coast. The gate between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and a place where tide, current and traffic separation all matter at once. Also where a lot of VAT and Temporary Admission questions come to a head. Gibraltar, Málaga, Cádiz, Lisbon, Lagos.
Northern Spain, La Rochelle, Brittany, the Bay of Biscay. The passage that decides whether a Med-to-UK delivery is a week or a fortnight. Crossing direct with the right window, or coastal-hopping in legs, is a judgement we make on the forecast rather than the calendar. Brest, La Rochelle, La Coruña, Bilbao.
Solent, South Coast, East Coast, Ireland, Channel Islands. Tidal gates, shipping lanes and post-Brexit clearance all in a small space. Frequent work in and out of the south coast yards and brokerages. Southampton, Poole, Plymouth, Ipswich, Cherbourg, Guernsey.
Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland. Where a great many yachts are built, and therefore where a great many deliveries begin. Short seasons, cold water and canal routings to plan around. Amsterdam, Hamburg, Kiel, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gdansk.
Madeira, the Canaries, and transatlantic on request. Quoted individually, crewed accordingly, and only accepted when the vessel, the season and the preparation are all right for it. If they are not, we will say so rather than take the booking.
Not on the map? CV-03
The list reflects frequency, not limit. Inland waterway and canal transits, river deliveries, yard-to-yard moves, boat-show runs, sea trials and one-off repositioning are all standard contracted work.
Where a route falls outside operational capability — wrong season, wrong vessel, wrong ocean — the contract is declined and, where possible, referred. An operator that accepts every job has stopped assessing them.