Explore: Frejus-Saint Raphael (Port Santa Lucia)
General Info
Lying approximately 10nm northeast of Saint Tropez, this is an interesting and attractive town and makes a good port of call.
Position 43°24.98’N, 06°46.35’E (entrance bassin Nord, Port Santa Lucia)
Position 43°25.18’N, 06°45.11’E (Entrance Port de Frejus)
Clearance
The Customs building is situated midway between the North and South basins of Santa Lucia Nouveau Port.
Last updated April 2018.
Docking
(Photo courtesy of SY Cha Ventures III).
Although further from the center of the town, the marina at Santa Lucia (north of the Old Port) is the usual port of call for most visitors. When berthing here, the arrivals pontoon is immediate to sta’bord once through the entrance of the Bassin Nord and to port when entering the Bassin Sud. Call port control to be allocated a berth before entering.
The old port of St. Raphael has a few visitors’ berths. It has recently been expanded to accommodate mega-yachts so the situation for ‘normal’ yachts is currently unknown.
The capintainerie is on Quai Albert, St. Raphael, on the eastern side of the harbor.
The harbor at Frejus is about 1nm NW across the bay and is about a 25-minute walk from the town of Frejus itself.
Weather Forecast
Monaco Radio gives a continuous forecast on Ch 23, in French and then English, for St Raphaël to Menton inshore waters. It also broadcasts on Ch 20 and 4363 kHz USB sea area forecasts for Lion, Provence, Ligure, Elbe, Maddelena, Corse, Sardaigne, Minorque, Baléares, Est Cabrera. The (local) times are 0903 and 1815 (French/English), 1403 (French).
Last updated April 2018.
