Yacht Sanitization in Saint-Tropez
A summer port with a short, crowded season and almost no room to work.
Saint-Tropez is busy for a few months and quiet for the rest. Both halves matter: in season nothing complicated can be started, and out of season the yachts that stay are sitting with nobody using them.
In season, only what finishes the same day
The berths here are tight, the quay is public and every yacht has somewhere to be.
During July and August the only sensible jobs are the ones that start and finish inside a turnaround: treating the water system, taking samples, dealing with the galley extraction. Anything else waits.
Out of season the picture flips. The yachts left here are barely used, which means standing water in most of the system and air conditioning units that run for an hour a month and then sit damp.
A boat that stays in Saint-Tropez through the winter needs the same attention as one laid up anywhere else, and often gets less of it because she is technically still afloat and in service.
Everything we can treat while you are in Saint-Tropez
The same six jobs make up almost every visit. On most yachts more than one of them is needed at the same time, which is why we survey first and then plan them into a single stop.
Fresh water system
Tanks, distribution lines and every outlet treated as one network, then checked.
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Legionella testing and remediation
A sampling plan, accredited lab analysis, and treatment across the whole network if a sample comes back positive.
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HVAC and air ducts
Ducts and air handling units opened, cleaned and checked, cabin by cabin.
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Fan coils and air conditioning
Units opened, coils and filters cleaned, condensate trays checked — where the smell on start-up usually comes from.
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Galley hoods and extraction
Filters, hood and the duct run behind it degreased, right up to the fan.
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Odour and mould investigation
Finding where a smell or a damp patch actually starts, instead of covering it.
Read moreSee the full list of services if you are looking for something more specific, such as water sampling, post-refit or charter turnaround work.
Two different jobs, six months apart
What to book depends entirely on which half of the year you are in.
In season: sampling and the quick work, timed to a turnaround, with the units on the quay for as short a time as possible.
Out of season: the full list, including the air side, while there is space and nobody waiting for the berth.
From the first call to the report
The sequence is the same whichever berth you are on in Saint-Tropez. What changes is the timing, and that is planned around the yacht rather than around us.
We look before we quote
A technician goes through the yacht with the crew: which outlets are used daily and which almost never, where the air handling units sit, what the crew has actually noticed.
The visit is planned around you
We fit the work into the window you have — between charters, during a yard period, or over a quiet weekend alongside.
We work alongside
No yard move and no lift. The heavy equipment stays on the quay; only hoses and a small dosing unit come aboard, on protected decks.
You get it in writing
Sampling points, what was done, and the laboratory report where water was analysed. That document is what closes the job.
Every port has its own rhythm. We plan the visit around the berth and the crew, not the other way round.
Francesco Colombo
CEO · AirBio Marine, a division of AirBio (Ekonore S.r.l.)
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Our own technicians, certified processes
Every intervention is carried out by AirBio technicians employed and trained in house, never subcontracted. We work under certified management systems and close each job with a technical report the captain can file on board.
- ISO 9001Quality
- ISO 14001Environment
- ISO 45001Health & safety
- ISO 16636Pest management
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What a visit looks like
A few moments from the jobs we do on yachts every season: the equipment on the quay, the systems we open and the checks we close with. The same way of working applies in Saint-Tropez.
Other ports on the same run
If the yacht moves before we get to you, or you are berthed one harbour along, these are the pages for the ports next door.
Cannes
East along the coast.
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Antibes
Further east.
Open
Toulon
West, on the Var coast.
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La Ciotat
West, the refit port.
OpenThe complete list is on the ports page.
Working in Saint-Tropez: frequently asked questions
Can you work here in August?
For the water system, the sampling and the galley extraction, yes, if we have a firm window. For anything involving cabins, no — there is neither the time nor the space.
The yacht stays here all winter but is still in the water. Does that count as layup?
In practice yes. If nobody is using the system, it behaves like a layup regardless of whether she is afloat, and it needs the same treatment.
How far ahead should we book for the season?
Well before June. The window in season is narrow and it fills early.
In Saint-Tropez?
Tell us the yacht, the dates and whether she stays through the winter. A technician calls you back within 24 hours.
Tell us about the yacht
Yacht length, marina, systems and what you have noticed on board. A technician reads the message and calls you back to plan the survey.
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Where we work
Italian Riviera and Tuscany marinas and yards — Viareggio, La Spezia, Portofino, Genoa, Sanremo, Livorno, Argentario — and other Mediterranean ports on request.
Documented work
Every job ends with a technical report and photos for the yacht's records.