Sete : Profile

Location

Lying about 80nm west of Marseille, it is just 20 miles from the National Park of the Camargue. It is a very busy port with a huge number of boats of all types coming and going. It has a real buzz of its own, forming as it does, one of the gateways to Europe's inland waterways.

Position 43° 23.3'N, 3° 42'E.

Clearance

Customs, 24 quai Aspirant Herbert (at the junction of the Nouveau Bassin and the Canal Maritime) Tel: +33 (0)467 748587

Docking

It is required that yachts enter this port via the western entrance.

A useful plan of the port area.

The marina is right round to port once through the entrance.

It is possible tie up, free, for a night at the Quai D’Alger if there are no cruise ships in the port. The concession is made for boats supposed to be awaiting the opening of the bridges over the canal leading to the Etang de Thau.

If leaving the boat to over-winter here, be aware of thieves tageting boat electronics and other valuable equipment.

Last updated February 2012.

Port de Commerce
34200 Sete
Tel:+33 (0)467 463497, VHF Channel 09,16
18 and 50 ton cranes, 150 ton travel hoist. Water and electricity. Mooring for boats awaiting haul-out/repairs.

Port de Plaisance de Sete
Ste Nautique de Sete, Mole Saint-Louis, 34200 Sete
Tel:+33 (0)467 749897, Fax:+33 (0)467 741557, VHF Channel 09, 16
All facilities, 200 ton hoist, 8 and 25 ton cranes, fuel, laundry, provisions.

Yacht Clubs

Societe Nautique de Sete
Mole St.Louis, 34200 Sete
Tel:+33 (0)467 749897, Fax:+33 (0)467 741557
http://s.n.s.pagesperso-orange.fr, ste.nautiquesete@wanadoo.fr
A good contact for stepping the mast. One of the oldest yacht clubs in France.

Voile a Sete
Basse Nautique Eric Tabarly, Mole St.Louis, 34200 Sete
Tel:+33 (0)467 743858, Fax:+33 (0)467 748578
voileasete@aol.com

Yacht Club de Sete
11 quai Leopold Suquet, 34200 Sete
Tel:+33 (0)467 749888

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