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Boating

Sailing in the Calanques

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Regatta in Marseille harbour © C. Bellanger - Parc national des Calanques
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© R. Tomassian
To ensure that sea trips in the National Park are a real pleasure, good preparation is necessary: consult the marine weather forecast and maps, study your itinerary, set off in good physical condition...

 

 Before you leave

 

Best practices

  • Choose to anchor in sandy beds (clear areas) using the Donia mobile app.
  • Raise your anchor upright or use a buoy rope. 
  • Do not throw food into the sea.
  • Keep your distance from cetaceans and do not follow them: if they change speed or direction abruptly, it means that they do not want to be approached.
  • Take your waste ashore and recycle it.
  • Maintain your boat with biodegradable products.
  • Use non-stick coatings on your boat that are not harmful to the marine environment, or "elbow grease" instead of antifouling paint.
  • Equip your boat with grey and black water recovery tanks.
  • Maintain your engine and monitor hydrocarbon emissions.
  • For more good practices, visit the EcoNav site.

 

Regulations

  • Respect the no-anchoring zones.
  • Respect the areas where motorised vessels are prohibited.
  • Respect the regulated access to the Calanques of En-Vau, Port-Pin and Port-Miou.
  • Respect the speed limit of 5 knots in the 300 metre band.

 

CAUTION

Please note: when the National Park is closed due to fire risk, disembarkation is not allowed.

 

Safety

  • Always check the weather conditions stay aware of any changes.
  • Tell family and friends about your trip at sea.
  • Ensure you have a means of communication on your boat: mobile phone, VHF radio.
  • Protect yourself from the sun: hat, sunglasses and sun screen.
  • Bring enough food and water.

 

Contacts

  • Sea rescue CROSS MED: VHF channel 16 - Tel. : +33 (0)4 94 61 16 16 ou 196 depuis un mobile.
  • Habour masters: VHF channel 9
  • Vieux-Port Marseille habour masters: +33 (0)4 91 99 75 60
  • Frioul habour masters: +33 (0)4 91 99 76 01
  • Pointe Rouge habour masters: +33 (0)4 91 99 75 67
  • Port-Miou habour masters: +33 (0)4 42 01 96 24
  • Cassis habour masters: +33 (0)4 42 32 91 65
  • Nouveau port de La Ciotat habour masters: +33 (0)4 42 08 62 90
  • Port-vieux de La Ciotat SEMIDEP habour masters: +33 (0)4 42 83 80 27
  • Marine weather forecast: VHF channel 80 or 3250