Refits in Villefranche-sur-Mer

A dry dock from 1730 and a row of wood and paint yards on the Darse. It suits yachts up to 40 m.

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Facilities

Dry dock, slipways and yards ashore

The port runs all of these. Rules for dry dock use are in its 2025 regulations.

Facility	Size	Limit
Dry dock (forme de radoub)	60 m by 11 m	Vessels to 40 m long, 8 m beam, 3.5 m draught
Slipway 1	Carriage 18 m	45 tonnes
Slipway 2	Carriage 25 m	100 tonnes
South yard ashore	960 m2	Mobile crane to 10 tonnes
North yard ashore	673 m2	Mobile crane to 5 tonnes

Dry dock use is billed for 8 days at least. Length is the length overall. The port's heritage page gives 62 m by 12 m for the 1730 basin; its regulations give 60 m by 11 m. Draught varies with the water level.

Yards

Trades on the Darse

Chantier naval Pasqui

Marine carpenters in the Port de la Darse since 1976. Restores classic and wooden boats. Confirmed on its own site.

Masnata

Listed by the port at Quai de la Corderie. The port describes it as a specialist in restoring traditional yachts.

Performance yacht painting

Repaints yachts. Repairs afloat and ashore. The port lists it for dry dock use.

Yard time does not count toward the 183-day ENIM rule for crew on foreign-flag yachts who live in France. (Fédération des Industries Nautiques, 2018.)

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