A vocation: to facilitate pleasure boating procedures for enthusiasts

Passionate about sailing since childhood, we realized the need to simplify pleasure boating procedures in 2018, when we bought our first boat.

Faced with the complexity of pleasure boating procedures, and noting that there was no national service aimed at facilitating administrative procedures, we decided – as brothers – to create the Bateau-immatriculation.com platform.

We have leveraged our navigation experience and our training in maritime law, ship taxation, and the transport code, to create a service that simplifies the lives of all owners.

Since 2018, we have been offering our skills and time to take charge of all your boating procedures.

By entrusting us with the administrative procedures related to your boat, you free yourself from constraints and can fully enjoy sailing:

For your jet ski, motorboat, or sailboat, under French or foreign flag, for pleasure boating or offshore racing... you avoid the complexity of procedures and repeated exchanges with the administration, and you save time and money.

Since 2018, we have been helping all boat owners avoid unnecessary administrative complications in all situations.

We handle all administrative procedures for boating enthusiasts, in partnership with all stakeholders in boat administration – including the Departmental Directorate of Territories and the Sea (DDTM) and customs.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of services offered by our platform:

• New boat registration
• Transfer or change of ownership
• Registration of a vessel under a foreign flag
• Registration of a radio license with MMSI number acquisition
• Modification or change of engine
• Validation of tax status for a vessel purchased within the European community
• Status of mortgage registrations
• Import and customs clearance of a boat from a third country
• Fleet exit or deletion of the boat from a French or foreign register
• Property verification for pre-purchase
• Insurance for pleasure boats in France and abroad*
• Domiciliation of non-resident natural or legal persons in the flag state

There are no limits to our support:

We manage the administrative paperwork for PWCs and jet skis, motorboats, sailboats, but also more unusual vessels such as kayaks or transoceanic rowboats.

Owner of a new or old boat, in France or abroad, for sea navigation, inland waters or rivers... you can all call on us.

The owners of several legendary boats such as Mariquita, Moonbeam and Moonbeam IV, for example, have chosen to trust us. We always take great pleasure in participating in the administrative operations of these magnificent boats!

Read also: Administrative procedures and registration of a classic sailboat

While we mostly work on administrative files related to recreational boating, we also frequently assist professionals.

In offshore racing, in particular, our qualifications and skills allow us to quickly untangle administrative situations that pose a problem for you, so that you can serenely carry out your project.

Our team is also very proud to support adventurers of the seas – whether they sail or row: The Bateau-immatriculation team joins Dominique's transatlantic rowing adventure.

Since the creation of Bateau-immatriculation.com in 2018, we have had the opportunity to assist over 14,000 passionate boaters with their recreational boating procedures. We thank them for the trust they have placed in us!

You'll find many guides and tips for yachting procedures online. The truth is, there are as many specific cases as there are boats! Depending on your situation, your vessel, its history, and its characteristics, you won't always be able to apply generic advice.

However, our expertise in boat administration allows us to guide you and provide you with professional information.

To ensure you comply with regulations, to optimize your annual tax or annual flagging duty payments, to simplify your declarations…

Free yourself from the complexity of paperwork: consulting our team will help you define the most suitable solution for your situation!