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The Boatmen’s Pinasses

Perfect for a small group, meander your way through Arcachon Bay with the Boatmen’s pinasses.

Treat yourself to a unique experience: discover Arcachon Bay on an authentic wooden pinasse for a 2-hour, half-day or full-day trip. (12 or 15 or 22-seat Pinasse / traditional 25-seater boat)

Sail through Arcachon Bay on this iconic boat and discover an exceptional natural environment.

Boatmen’s pinasses can be booked for private use for a one-hour trip to the Île aux Oiseaux, or for a half or full-day.

Feel free to enjoy oysters on board or during a stopover with a glass of white wine. We offer a variety of à la carte options that give you the freedom to choose what best fits your tastes.

Total capacity: 12, 15, 22 and 25 people
Buffet/tasting capacity: 12, 15, 22 and 25 people

What you need to know

April to October

Boarding points

Arcachon - Marina
76 boulevard de la plage, 33120 Arcachon
Cap Ferret - Bélisaire Pier
Allée de Bélisaire, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Le Canon
Place Ubeda, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Grand Piquey
Rue Louis Gaume, 33950 Lège-Cap-Ferret
Le Moulleau
Avenue Notre Dames des Passes, 33120 Arcachon

Prices

From
Up to
12 people - 2-hour package
€ 300
12 people - 2-hour package - € 300
Up to
12 people - 3-hour package
€ 430
12 people - 3-hour package - € 430
Up to
12 people - 4-hour package
€ 530
12 people - 4-hour package - € 530
Up to
12 people - 6-hour package
€ 700
12 people - 6-hour package - € 700
Up to
15 people - 2-hour package
€ 380
15 people - 2-hour package - € 380
Up to
15 people - 3-hour package
€ 540
15 people - 3-hour package - € 540
Up to
15 people - 4-hour package
€ 660
15 people - 4-hour package - € 660
Up to
15 people - 6-hour package
€ 870
15 people - 6-hour package - € 870
Up to
25 people - 2-hour package
€ 545
25 people - 2-hour package - € 545
Up to
25 people - 3-hour package
€ 785
25 people - 3-hour package - € 785
Up to
25 people - 4-hour package
€ 970
25 people - 4-hour package - € 970
Up to
25 people - 6-hour package
€ 1275
25 people - 6-hour package - € 1275

Prices

From
Up to
12 people - 2-hour package
€ 300
12 people - 2-hour package - € 300
Up to
12 people - 3-hour package
€ 430
12 people - 3-hour package - € 430
Up to
12 people - 4-hour package
€ 530
12 people - 4-hour package - € 530
Up to
12 people - 6-hour package
€ 700
12 people - 6-hour package - € 700
Up to
15 people - 2-hour package
€ 380
15 people - 2-hour package - € 380
Up to
15 people - 3-hour package
€ 540
15 people - 3-hour package - € 540
Up to
15 people - 4-hour package
€ 660
15 people - 4-hour package - € 660
Up to
15 people - 6-hour package
€ 870
15 people - 6-hour package - € 870
Up to
25 people - 2-hour package
€ 545
25 people - 2-hour package - € 545
Up to
25 people - 3-hour package
€ 785
25 people - 3-hour package - € 785
Up to
25 people - 4-hour package
€ 970
25 people - 4-hour package - € 970
Up to
25 people - 6-hour package
€ 1275
25 people - 6-hour package - € 1275

Prices

From
Up to
12 people - 2-hour package
€ 300
12 people - 2-hour package - € 300
Up to
12 people - 3-hour package
€ 430
12 people - 3-hour package - € 430
Up to
12 people - 4-hour package
€ 530
12 people - 4-hour package - € 530
Up to
12 people - 6-hour package
€ 700
12 people - 6-hour package - € 700
Up to
15 people - 2-hour package
€ 380
15 people - 2-hour package - € 380
Up to
15 people - 3-hour package
€ 540
15 people - 3-hour package - € 540
Up to
15 people - 4-hour package
€ 660
15 people - 4-hour package - € 660
Up to
15 people - 6-hour package
€ 870
15 people - 6-hour package - € 870
Up to
25 people - 2-hour package
€ 545
25 people - 2-hour package - € 545
Up to
25 people - 3-hour package
€ 785
25 people - 3-hour package - € 785
Up to
25 people - 4-hour package
€ 970
25 people - 4-hour package - € 970
Up to
25 people - 6-hour package
€ 1275
25 people - 6-hour package - € 1275

Prices

From
Up to
12 people - 2-hour package
€ 300
12 people - 2-hour package - € 300
Up to
12 people - 3-hour package
€ 430
12 people - 3-hour package - € 430
Up to
12 people - 4-hour package
€ 530
12 people - 4-hour package - € 530
Up to
12 people - 6-hour package
€ 700
12 people - 6-hour package - € 700
Up to
15 people - 2-hour package
€ 380
15 people - 2-hour package - € 380
Up to
15 people - 3-hour package
€ 540
15 people - 3-hour package - € 540
Up to
15 people - 4-hour package
€ 660
15 people - 4-hour package - € 660
Up to
15 people - 6-hour package
€ 870
15 people - 6-hour package - € 870
Up to
25 people - 2-hour package
€ 545
25 people - 2-hour package - € 545
Up to
25 people - 3-hour package
€ 785
25 people - 3-hour package - € 785
Up to
25 people - 4-hour package
€ 970
25 people - 4-hour package - € 970
Up to
25 people - 6-hour package
€ 1275
25 people - 6-hour package - € 1275

Prices

From
Up to
12 people - 2-hour package
€ 300
12 people - 2-hour package - € 300
Up to
12 people - 3-hour package
€ 430
12 people - 3-hour package - € 430
Up to
12 people - 4-hour package
€ 530
12 people - 4-hour package - € 530
Up to
12 people - 6-hour package
€ 700
12 people - 6-hour package - € 700
Up to
15 people - 2-hour package
€ 380
15 people - 2-hour package - € 380
Up to
15 people - 3-hour package
€ 540
15 people - 3-hour package - € 540
Up to
15 people - 4-hour package
€ 660
15 people - 4-hour package - € 660
Up to
15 people - 6-hour package
€ 870
15 people - 6-hour package - € 870
Up to
25 people - 2-hour package
€ 545
25 people - 2-hour package - € 545
Up to
25 people - 3-hour package
€ 785
25 people - 3-hour package - € 785
Up to
25 people - 4-hour package
€ 970
25 people - 4-hour package - € 970
Up to
25 people - 6-hour package
€ 1275
25 people - 6-hour package - € 1275

Optional extras

1.
Tasting of the basin on board
€38 per person
This tasting (including service fee) includes:

6 oysters, 3 prawns, bread, butter, lemon, mayonnaise and aioli.
Country pâté.
Platter of charcuterie and local cheeses.

Dunes Blanches – Chocolate Moelleux

1 x 50cl bottle of water – 1 bottle for 3 people (Entre-deux-mers and/or Château Haut-Rian)

Please note: Minimum of 20 people – maximum of 30 or 40 or 150 people depending on the boats available.

1. Tasting of the basin on board - €38 per person ()
2.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

2. Oyster tasting on board - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
3.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover)
For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

3. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover) - For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person ()
4.
Stopover meal in Cap Ferret
Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Cap Ferret, opposite the Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret

Menu for €42 per person

Choice of Starter

6 No. 3 Cap Ferret oysters (vinegar, shallots, lemon, butter and grilled sausage) or Fish soup (rouille, croutons, cheese) or Spanish-style grilled baby squid or Landaise salad with smoked duck breast and candied gizzards or Gravelax salmon with orange and dill, ginger and wasabi condiment or Asparagus risotto, foie gras cream, Parmesan shavings.

Choice of Main Course

Grilled sea bream or Grilled fresh cod steak, aioli sauce or Salmon steak, baby vegetables or Butcher’s cut, pepper or shallot sauce.

Choice of Dessert

Brown sugar crème brulée (less than 20 pax) or Chocolate fondant or Lemon meringue pie or Chantilly ice cream puff

1 pitcher of red, white or rosé wine (50cl for two people)
Coffee

Children’s Menu for €15 (under 10)

Salmon escalope/chips or Beef patty/chips

2 scoops of ice cream
1 drink

4. Stopover meal in Cap Ferret - Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person ()
5.
Stopover at Dune du Pilat
Contact us
Make a stopover at one of the most iconic sites of Arcachon Bay: the majestic Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Please note: Landing by ladder

5. Stopover at Dune du Pilat - Contact us ()
6.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people

6. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Tasting of the basin on board
€38 per person
This tasting (including service fee) includes:

6 oysters, 3 prawns, bread, butter, lemon, mayonnaise and aioli.
Country pâté.
Platter of charcuterie and local cheeses.

Dunes Blanches – Chocolate Moelleux

1 x 50cl bottle of water – 1 bottle for 3 people (Entre-deux-mers and/or Château Haut-Rian)

Please note: Minimum of 20 people – maximum of 30 or 40 or 150 people depending on the boats available.

1. Tasting of the basin on board - €38 per person ()
2.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

2. Oyster tasting on board - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
3.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover)
For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

3. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover) - For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person ()
4.
Stopover at Dune du Pilat
Contact us
Make a stopover at one of the most iconic sites of Arcachon Bay: the majestic Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Please note: Landing by ladder

4. Stopover at Dune du Pilat - Contact us ()
5.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people

5. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()
6.
Stopover meal in Arcachon
Contact us (stopover price) + €23.50 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Arcachon.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs
Access: 2 min. walk from Thiers Pier, Arcachon

Menu for €23.50 per person

Choice of Starter

Sautéed shrimp with vanilla oil or Mussels in white wine or Crudités

Choice of Main Course

Hake fillet with green asparagus cream or Butcher’s choice cut with shallot sauce or Chicken fillet with mustard sauce

Pastry

Coffee – Wine

Children’s Menu for €12.50 (under 12)

Tomato Salad

Chicken nuggets or Beef patty or Fish

Ice cream

1 drink

6. Stopover meal in Arcachon - Contact us (stopover price) + €23.50 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Tasting of the basin on board
€38 per person
This tasting (including service fee) includes:

6 oysters, 3 prawns, bread, butter, lemon, mayonnaise and aioli.
Country pâté.
Platter of charcuterie and local cheeses.

Dunes Blanches – Chocolate Moelleux

1 x 50cl bottle of water – 1 bottle for 3 people (Entre-deux-mers and/or Château Haut-Rian)

Please note: Minimum of 20 people – maximum of 30 or 40 or 150 people depending on the boats available.

1. Tasting of the basin on board - €38 per person ()
2.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

2. Oyster tasting on board - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
3.
Stopover meal in Cap Ferret
Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Cap Ferret, opposite the Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret

Menu for €42 per person

Choice of Starter

6 No. 3 Cap Ferret oysters (vinegar, shallots, lemon, butter and grilled sausage) or Fish soup (rouille, croutons, cheese) or Spanish-style grilled baby squid or Landaise salad with smoked duck breast and candied gizzards or Gravelax salmon with orange and dill, ginger and wasabi condiment or Asparagus risotto, foie gras cream, Parmesan shavings.

Choice of Main Course

Grilled sea bream or Grilled fresh cod steak, aioli sauce or Salmon steak, baby vegetables or Butcher’s cut, pepper or shallot sauce.

Choice of Dessert

Brown sugar crème brulée (less than 20 pax) or Chocolate fondant or Lemon meringue pie or Chantilly ice cream puff

1 pitcher of red, white or rosé wine (50cl for two people)
Coffee

Children’s Menu for €15 (under 10)

Salmon escalope/chips or Beef patty/chips

2 scoops of ice cream
1 drink

3. Stopover meal in Cap Ferret - Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person ()
4.
Stopover at Dune du Pilat
Contact us
Make a stopover at one of the most iconic sites of Arcachon Bay: the majestic Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Please note: Landing by ladder

4. Stopover at Dune du Pilat - Contact us ()
5.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (without stopover)
€9.80 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

5. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (without stopover) - €9.80 per person ()
6.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people

6. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Tasting of the basin on board
€38 per person
This tasting (including service fee) includes:

6 oysters, 3 prawns, bread, butter, lemon, mayonnaise and aioli.
Country pâté.
Platter of charcuterie and local cheeses.

Dunes Blanches – Chocolate Moelleux

1 x 50cl bottle of water – 1 bottle for 3 people (Entre-deux-mers and/or Château Haut-Rian)

Please note: Minimum of 20 people – maximum of 30 or 40 or 150 people depending on the boats available.

1. Tasting of the basin on board - €38 per person ()
2.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

2. Oyster tasting on board - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
3.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover)
For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

3. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover) - For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person ()
4.
Stopover at Dune du Pilat
Contact us
Make a stopover at one of the most iconic sites of Arcachon Bay: the majestic Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Please note: Landing by ladder

4. Stopover at Dune du Pilat - Contact us ()
5.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people

5. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()
6.
Stopover meal in Arcachon
Contact us (stopover price) + €23.50 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Arcachon.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs
Access: 2 min. walk from Thiers Pier, Arcachon

Menu for €23.50 per person

Choice of Starter

Sautéed shrimp with vanilla oil or Mussels in white wine or Crudités

Choice of Main Course

Hake fillet with green asparagus cream or Butcher’s choice cut with shallot sauce or Chicken fillet with mustard sauce

Pastry

Coffee – Wine

Children’s Menu for €12.50 (under 12)

Tomato Salad

Chicken nuggets or Beef patty or Fish

Ice cream

1 drink

6. Stopover meal in Arcachon - Contact us (stopover price) + €23.50 per person ()

Optional extras

1.
Tasting of the basin on board
€38 per person
This tasting (including service fee) includes:

6 oysters, 3 prawns, bread, butter, lemon, mayonnaise and aioli.
Country pâté.
Platter of charcuterie and local cheeses.

Dunes Blanches – Chocolate Moelleux

1 x 50cl bottle of water – 1 bottle for 3 people (Entre-deux-mers and/or Château Haut-Rian)

Please note: Minimum of 20 people – maximum of 30 or 40 or 150 people depending on the boats available.

1. Tasting of the basin on board - €38 per person ()
2.
Oyster tasting on board
€12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service
Enjoy oysters on board with a glass of white wine... The perfect pairing with the landscapes of Arcachon Bay!

This tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Please note: Maximum of 35 people per boat depending on boat availability

2. Oyster tasting on board - €12.50 per person with service (more than 20 people) and €11 without service ()
3.
Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover)
For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person
Delight your taste buds with the very finest cuisine Arcachon Bay has to offer in a small fishing village in Cap Ferret: Le Canon

The oyster tasting includes: 6 oysters – bread – butter – lemon – 1 glass of white wine

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from the pier in Le Canon

3. Oyster tasting at Le Canon (with stopover) - For stopover (contact us) + €9.20 per person ()
4.
Stopover meal in Cap Ferret
Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person
Enjoy the finest flavours of land and sea in the best settings and locations. Take advantage of a stopover to enjoy a waterside lunch or dinner in Cap Ferret, opposite the Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Access: 2 min. walk from Bélisaire Pier, Cap Ferret

Menu for €42 per person

Choice of Starter

6 No. 3 Cap Ferret oysters (vinegar, shallots, lemon, butter and grilled sausage) or Fish soup (rouille, croutons, cheese) or Spanish-style grilled baby squid or Landaise salad with smoked duck breast and candied gizzards or Gravelax salmon with orange and dill, ginger and wasabi condiment or Asparagus risotto, foie gras cream, Parmesan shavings.

Choice of Main Course

Grilled sea bream or Grilled fresh cod steak, aioli sauce or Salmon steak, baby vegetables or Butcher’s cut, pepper or shallot sauce.

Choice of Dessert

Brown sugar crème brulée (less than 20 pax) or Chocolate fondant or Lemon meringue pie or Chantilly ice cream puff

1 pitcher of red, white or rosé wine (50cl for two people)
Coffee

Children’s Menu for €15 (under 10)

Salmon escalope/chips or Beef patty/chips

2 scoops of ice cream
1 drink

4. Stopover meal in Cap Ferret - Contact us (stopover price) + Menu for €42 per person ()
5.
Stopover at Dune du Pilat
Contact us
Make a stopover at one of the most iconic sites of Arcachon Bay: the majestic Dune du Pilat.

Duration of the stopover: Up to 2 hrs.

Please note: Landing by ladder

5. Stopover at Dune du Pilat - Contact us ()
6.
Picnic on board
€34 per person
The picnic on board (service not included) features:

Skewer of melon & cured ham
Potato, boiled egg & red onion salad
Tomato Basil & Burrata Salad
Crispy chicken bun’s Thaî style
Apple crisp
Organic bread baked over a wood fire

Drinks: 1 x 50cl bottle of Abatilles water – 1 bottle of wine for 4 people

6. Picnic on board - €34 per person ()

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