Every year, more and more French people rely on their smartphone to rent a boat, with family, friends/colleagues or even alone. Traffic on the Click&Boat app increased by 32% from January to June compared to last year. In France and around the world, more than 40,000 boats are available for hire, with or without a skipper, departing from more than 600 destinations. The offer ranges from the sailboat, synonymous par excellence with adventure, to the fascinating catamaran, from the most practical motor boat to the yacht, passing through the houseboat rented without a license perfect for a slow-tourism experience connected to nature.
How does the Click&Boat app work?
In a few clicks, from an Android or iOS Smartphone , the user can find the boat that best suits his needs, letting himself be inspired by the different proposals. More than 145,000 customer reviews who have previously experienced Click&Boat are valuable in making the right choice. The boat too now has its digital tool to take to the open sea no matter where you are: in the metro, between two appointments, at home or even directly from the marina.
An instant and intuitive messaging system makes it possible to contact the owner and obtain all the necessary information before the start of the rental. Travelers can even make several reservation requests simultaneously for the same stay: as soon as one of them is accepted by the owner, the others are cancelled. The calendar function is also extremely useful: owners and customers can be informed in real time of the availability of boats, even in high season, directly from the port.
What are the favorite destinations of French yachtsmen?
Boat rental is asserting itself as a travel trend that now goes beyond the purely summer framework. She surfs on the new tourist trends observed since the pandemic. Click&Boat is witness to the enthusiasm for ecotourism stays made possible on board sailboats or catamarans. This phenomenon also echoes the sensitivity of the French to slow-tourism , as well as to local tourism, allowing them to escape for a day or more, in a radius close to home.
In summer, Marseille, Hyères, Cannes, La Rochelle, Corsica and Arcachon are very popular, as well as a cruise to the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, the Cyclades, Croatia from Istria to Dalmatia, Portugal and in Malta. Cruises in Guadeloupe and Martinique are also on the rise, as are day trips to Switzerland, departing from Barcelona, on Lake Annecy and even to Paris, to discover the Seine from another angle. Users can also move towards electric boats, the place of which will be more and more predominant in the years to come.
New mobility trends felt and accessible by all
France being a country with more than 8500km of rivers, canals and rivers , a multitude of combinations of stays are possible, by associating for example cycle tourism and river mobility with barges. Enough to treat yourself to a 100% outdoor stay between land and river.
In France alone, more than 9,000 private and professional boats are available on Click & Boat. The platform offers a large number of excursions, with or without a skipper. The option with skipper makes it accessible to everyone the possibility of living an experience on the water, even without nautical knowledge . These experiences are multiple: weekend on a barge for a return to basics, unique occasions celebrated on the water (EVG / EVJF, birthdays in a private setting), water sports / fishing outings , catamaran getaways... A type of boat booming: catamaran rentals on Click&Boat have been multiplied by 3 compared to the pre-pandemic period.