FAQ

We often different types of contracts:

• Annual contracts (subscription to waiting list required)
• Monthly contracts (price applicable from a minimum of one month)
• Winter packages
• Rates per week and per night for visiting boats

To get an annual berth in one of the Brest ports, it is necessary to register on the waiting list.

To register on the waiting list, you must complete the registration form available online or from the harbour offices as accurately as possible and pay a registration fee of €15 per year and per port.

There are several registration categories, which vary from marina to marina.

For the Marina du Moulin Blanc :  

• Under 6 metres
• Between 6 and 8.99 metres
• Between 9 and 10.19 metres
• Between 10.20 and 12.49 metres

The Marina du Moulin Blanc does not offer annual contracts for boats more than 12.49 metres long or catamarans.

For the Marina du Château : 

• Under 6 metres
• Between 6 and 7.49 metres
• Between 7.50 and 8.99 metres
• Between 9 and 10.49 metres
• Between 10.50 and 11.99 metres
• Between 12 and 13.49 metres
• Between 13.50 and 14.99 metres
• 15 metres plus

Berths are assigned in order of registration, depending on the emplacement available and its compatibility with the registered boat.

To find out your place on the waiting list, contact the harbour office.

The delays vary from one port to another, and from one category to another. They are in no way contractual. To find out more, contact the office of the port in which you wish to register directly.

Cancellation is possible at any time. To do this, you must send the completed and signed termination form to the harbour office.

Cancellation takes effect two months after the date of receipt of the form.

Any reimbursement of fees will be made, from the effective date, as follows:

• Pro rata temporis for boatowners with a complete annual contract of one year.
• Based on a recalculation of the stay at the monthly rate for boatowners with an annual contract of less than one year.

If your new boat has the same dimensions as the previous one, you can keep your berth. You will have to come to the harbour office with the relevant paperwork so your contract can be amended.

If the dimensions of your boat no longer match your berth, you will have to change berths. To do this, you must go through the waiting list. As the holder of an annual contract, you will be re-registered on your initial date of registration on the waiting list, provided that there is no interruption of the contract until the arrival of the new boat.

Brest’s marinas do not take reservations for visitors.

However, you can contact the ports before your arrival to ensure that there are no nautical events being held that cause the closure of the visitor pontoons.

• A resident is someone who lives aboard their boat all year round or for more than one month a year.
• A resident lives in the marina and uses a marina postal address.

There is no obligation to take out an individual meter if you are not a resident.

Go to the harbour master's office to obtain a ‘24h’ dated label.

You can connect without a meter if you are present on your boat during a stopover or in the process of maintaining your boat.

Always unplug your socket to limit the risk of fire.

No, the electricity meter certifies that you are on board, so that boaters are not disturbed by harbour agents.

The meter is installed by a harbour agent when it is first installed.

The extension lead is sealed to the meter to ensure that the socket is not used by another yachtsman.

You can make a request for a few more to the harbour master's office, within reason.

Yes, every meter complies with current regulations and has NF230 - MMID certification.

This fee covers administrative costs, management, meter hire, maintenance and repairs.

Invoicing will start once the flat rate has been exceeded, and the amount may be reduced depending on the results of the test phase.

Readings are taken on the 15th of each month by a harbour agent.

Billing begins once the 200 kWh flat-rate has been consumed.

This flat rate will be adjusted upwards depending on the results of the test phase.

The tariff for 2025 will be based on actual costs minus electricity transmission costs.

The current estimate for 2025 is between €0.15kwh and €0.17kwh.

Several options are being considered, including a flat-rate monthly charge with annual regulation or quarterly invoicing at cost.

An undertaking must be signed when the meter is handed over to confirm acceptance of the conditions of use.

Each electricity meter has a unique serial number, shown on the casing and registered at the port office, which identifies the associated boat.

Report any problems immediately to the harbour office for a prompt replacement.

Based on the 50% reduction in average consumption per boat over 2023, as well as on offers from other ports and the experiment set up with the APMB.

The flat rate will be revised upwards as a function of the test phase.

No electricity bill is applied and the €5 monthly fee is not charged.

No, otherwise they will no longer be able to live in the port or use the mail service, and will have to provide another address.

It is possible for an energy supplier of your choice to install a meter, but the costs will be borne by the boat owner, who must also restore the installations when he leaves.

The meter will be read on your return. Please inform the harbour master's office if you are going to be away for a long time.