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DOUCE FRANCE

€99,500- €115,000/ per Week Plus Expenses

Accommodations

6 equal staterooms. All are convertible and can have either a queen double or twin beds.

  • Cabins

    6

Amenities

  • Helipad

    No

  • Deck Jacuzzi

    No

  • Air Conditioning

    Full

  • Bimini

    Yes

  • Wheelchair Access

    No

  • Helipad

    No

  • Deck Shower

    Yes

Onboard Entertainment

  • Salon Stereo/Music

    Yes

  • Board Games

    Yes

  • iPod/MP3 Hookups

    Yes

  • Gym Equipment

    No

Water Entertainment

  • Windsurfer

    Yes

  • Snorkel Gear

    Yes

  • Tube

    2

  • Scurfer

    Yes

  • Wakeboards

    Yes

  • Kayaks - 1 Man

    4

  • Kayaks - 2 Man

    No

  • Beach Games

    Yes

  • Fishing Gear

    Yes

  • Sea Bobs

    No

  • Sea Scooters

    No

  • Dinghy

    Zodiac - 30hp

  • Dinghy pax

    21' Zeplin Semi-rigid 115 hp

Others

PS5

Scuba Diving

  • Scuba

    Onboard

  • Air Compressor

    Onboard

  • License Info

    -

Technical Details

  • Ice Maker

    Yes

Charter Types

  • Special Diets

    Inq

  • Kosher Diets

    Inq

  • BBQ

    Yes

  • Gay charters

    Inq

  • Nudist Charters

    Inq

  • Crew Smokes

    Inq

  • Pets Onboard

    No

Rates

Minimum Maximum
€99,500 €115,000
Available
Booked

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Captain

Name

Jean-Christophe Lefèvre

Nationality

French

Brief

S/Y DOUCE FRANCE - Crew Profile

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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LEFEVRE
Function: Captain
Nationality: French
Year of Birth: 1961

JC has been sailing since a young age and became already a captain on sailboats when he was 18 years old.

His passion for the sea and his remarkable navigation skills brought him to the rank of professional captain with unlimited restrictions. He managed to exercise this qualification on different types of vessels, such as cargo ships, passenger ships, tugboats and large sailing yachts. JC is a proud father of two handsome boys.

When his boys were small he managed a hotel of 200 beds with a big hotel team under his supervision. He likes organising exclusive holidays for guests, welcoming them and looking aTer them during their stay.

Being captain on DOUCE FRANCE is for him the perfect combination of his hotel management experience together with his navigation skills and this in the most beautiful locations in the world! Jean-Christophe will be delighted to share these exceptional moments on DOUCE FRANCE with you. With his experience and his client-focussed character, he will make every holiday onboard of DOUCE FRANCE to perfection. In his free time, Jean-Christophe enjoys kite surfing and diving.

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LOLA VUILLEMENOT
Function: Chef
Nationality: French
Year of Birth: 1996

Hobbies:
Dance, music, hiking 

Experience:
I worked as a Chef de partie at the Intercontinental Thalasso hotel in Bora Bora. During 2019, I’ve worked as a chef/stewardess on a 50 ft catamaran. Since 2020 I’m working full time on board Douce France as a chef.

Cruising Areas:
French Polynesia

What is your favourite style of cooking:
Exotic

What can guests expect from you:
I adapt well to their requests, I am very approachable and good-spirited.

What are your most positive points:
Good adaptability, patient and motivated.

What do others say about you:
That they rarely catch me in a bad mood!

Favourite quote:
Si tu veux, tu peux! (When you want it, you can do it).

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CYRIL MARQUET
Function: First 0fficer
Nationality: French
Year of Birth: 1976

Hobbies:
Water sports, trekking, sailing, archaeology, cooking

Experience:
I started to sail in 2000 as a deckhand on a 25m catamaran in the West Indies. In 2003, I obtained my sailing vessel master certificate with which I worked until 2010 around the Caribbean Islands. In 2009, I joined the catamaran Levante as a captain to sail from Brazil to New Zealand and discovered the Pacific Islands in the following years. From 2012, I returned to the Mediterranean Sea and worked on passengers ships as captain for 4 years. Last few years I worked on ferries, motor yachts and sailing yachts as first mate. During my sailing career, I did over 10 Atlantic crossings so far.

Cruising Areas:
Mediterranean, Pacific Islands, Caribbean islands.

What can guests expect from you:
I can assist them with any activity. I am in charge of safety on board, and always available for good advice in order to have a nice stay on board.

What are your most positive points:
Positive attitude, sailing skills, really sensitive to ecology

What do others say about you:
Pleasant, hard worker

Favourite quote:
Il n’est pas de vent favorable pour celui qui ne sait pas où il va. (There
is no favourable wind for those who do not know where they are going)

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GREGORY PANNETIER
Function: Engineer
Nationality: French
Year of Birth: 1982

Hobbies:
Cooking Indian and spicy food; to discover new countries

Experience:
I have been working in this industry for more than 12 years now as a chief mate and engineer on luxury catamarans and motor yachts

Cruising Areas:
I have been in nearly every tropical place by now and just can’t get enough.

What can guests expect from you:
I’m always sensitive about the comfort and safety of guests, they need to feel like at home.

What are your most positive points:
I’m always happy at work and I like to transmit it to everybody.

What do others say about you:
Living most of my time in Cambodia, which is the land of my ancestors.

Favourite quote:
The leaf never falls far from the trunk.

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MARINELLA BOZIC
Function: Chief Stewardess
Nationality: Slovenian
Year of Birth: 1992

Hobbies:
Fishing, Sailing, Diving

Experience:
Hospitality experience: Theatre hostess and waitress. / Yachting Experience : 
3 years on a 90ft modern classic sailing yacht, 1 month on a 112ft Baltic Yacht, Sailing around the world with my little 38ft sailing boat for 4 years

Cruising Areas:
Mediterranean, Caribbean, South Pacific, Alaska, All Ocean crossings

What can guests expect from you:
Professional attitude, Top service with a sharp eye for details.

What are your most positive points:
Dedicated and adventurous, open-minded.

What do others say about you:
An entertaining and positive companion, who knows how to enjoy life.

Favourite quote:
Life is not waiting for the storm to pass, it is to learn to dance under the rain.

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DAMIEN RITTER
Function: Deckhand
Nationality: French
Year of Birth: 1989

Hobbies:
Diving, skiing, sailing, natation, wakeboard

Experience:
I practice sailing since I was a child, but I began to sail intensively as a skipper 2 years ago on my own 39ft sailboat. I started with day trips along the French Riviera during the summer season. At the same time, I worked on the French Riviera shipyard to gain more experience in the technical aspects. Finally, I decided to focus on yachting, and I started on Douce France as a deckhand.

Cruising Areas:
Mediterranean

What can guests expect from you:
Availability, professionalism, good energy and happiness in work.

What are your most positive points:
Passionate about my work, serious but friendly.

What do others say about you:
I make a good mate. ☺

Favourite quote:
They told us it was impossible, so we did it.

4 Yacht Reviews

Charter 6 - 20 Dec 2016

Dear all staff of DOUCE FRANCE Merry Christmas We are Just finishing the celebration of our Christmas after fantastic days on DF. Let me start to say, thank you so much to make our holiday so incredible fantastic. After more than 52 charter all over the world the owner of DOUCE FRANCE is a very lucky person to have a team like you and on top of Captain Pascal. Not only luck of course - he is a successful businessmen so has employed the very best of the best. Captain Pascal ! The knowledge and the atmosphere you make on board is amazing. You know the boat and the sea as no one else. Im also a Captain and enjoy every moment with you in charge. The greatest and gentle and very safe way you running the old lady DF no one can do better and with the very best expertise, congratulation. The Chef and the food Mr Shailen ! Everyone at sea knows how difficult it is to serv fresh and organic at sea. To store vegetable, fruits berries and serve fresh warm bread and croissant every morning . Not easy. But most important, he served us absolute everything we ask fore and in a gourmet/Michelin style Im never see at sea before. Impressive and amazing. The deckhand and dive instruction. Charlotte OMG !!! Perfectionist, experience, safe and great. Serving with a big smile. She is the best for the boat and the guest at the same time and are doing the whole cruise to the best of the best. The engineer Erwann serving the boat elegant and silent . Nothing more to say, everyone how have a yacht know one thing :) all the thing breaks down and it is always a need to fix things on board. On Douce France all the things work all the time ! Finish Eric Pontoire The next generation Captain. Thank you for great friend ship and service. Elegant and in style. The beauty of Philippine the 2 sisters :))) miss Rose and Florelyn Massage and service as a 6 star hotell thank you for all the great job, massage and cleaning and service we simply love it. Im happy to say will strongly recommend all of you anytime to anyone. Im looking forward to seeing you again in the future of 2017. If DOUCE FRANCE one day is on the market for sale please let me know. I wish all of you a happy new year 2017.

Tuamotus - 22/12/201 - 03/01/2018

As repeat charter guests we are a big fan of DOUCE FRANCE. We experienced her at her best and were impressed by the good crew and the diving in this beautiful location. We saw a lot of sharks and even a hammerhead shark of 4m30 in Fakarava. Well done crew and dive master for giving us this wonderful experience! we will be back next year in Tonga!

Seychelles 18/12 - 02/01/2022

We had 2 splendid weeks cruising on Douce France! For the ninth time, in fact. The Captain was excellent, in all respects, and we could not have had a more friendly crew! The Captain obviously know this archipelago and Harry was a gorgeous chef. Diving Master Marcel was a dream to dive with, for us all, and Greg, Damien, Anna and Timi gave it all, so that we were always feeling well. We look forward to Christmas and New Year.

Summer charter 2022

It is my pleasure to give you my appreciation of the Captain of Douce France and it's crew. I have had a wonderful cruise in Croatia. The success is mainly due to captain and his crew. The captain is both extremely competent and helpful, always seeking to accommodate the wishes of the participants. My family enjoyed his involvement and guidance during the 2 weeks cruise. The owner is fortunate to have onboard such a distinguished gentleman.

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Guests 12

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Cabins 6

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Crew 7

Size / Year Built / Builder

138.42 Ft/1998

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Summer Area

W. Med -Naples/Sicily, Greece, W. Med -Riviera/Cors/Sard.

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Winter Area

Caribbean Virgin Islands (US/BVI), Caribbean Leewards, Caribbean Windwards, Caribbean Virgin Islands (US), Caribbean Virgin Islands (BVI)

Catamaran specifications

  • Beam

    15,40

  • Draft

    2,50

  • Type

    Cat

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