Harbours and anchorages near Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Port du Pilon

Small harbour on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Saint-Tropez town and the Marines de Cogolin, Var.

Anse du Gau

Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port de Sainte-Maxime

Marina of 800 berths on the northern shore of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, facing Saint-Tropez across the gulf.

Plage de Léoube

Open anchorage off Plage de Léoube, on the south coast of the Cap de Brégançon peninsula, between Le Lavandou and Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage des Éléphants

Sandy anchorage off the Issambres coast between Saint-Aygulf and Sainte-Maxime, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port de San Peïre Les Issambres

Marina of 409 berths at Les Issambres, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Aygulf.

Pointe du Sud - Port Cros

Anchorage off the southern tip of Port-Cros island, inside the Port-Cros national park, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Cavalaire

Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Cavalaire, between Cap Cavalaire and Cap Lardier, Var coast.

Le Rayol

Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage de Pramousquier

Open anchorage off Pramousquier beach on the Corniche des Maures, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage de Briande

Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Marines de Cogolin

Marina of 1400 berths in the gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port-Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Port privé du Cap Bénat

Private marina on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou, on the Var coast.

Calanque de la Tripe

Small calanque on the south side of Cap Bénat in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Île du Levant. Bottom of sand and posidonia.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Plage de la Galère

Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Baie de Port Man

Deep bay on the north-east tip of Port-Cros, inside the national park and one of the most sheltered anchorages on the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Les Sardinaux

Shallow rocky plateau east of Sainte-Maxime in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a popular day anchorage with turquoise water over sand patches.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Ferréol

Private residential marina at La Gaillarde, on the coast of the Var between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Raphael.

Mouillage de Jova

Anchorage in the bay of Bonporteau, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, sheltered from the mistral blowing down from the north and east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage du Layet

Sand anchorage off Plage du Layet at Cavalière, on the Var coast between Le Lavandou and Cap Nègre.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage du Lavandou

Sandy anchorage off the main beach of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast between Cap Bénat and Cap Nègre.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Cap Léoube

Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Portland

Small harbour on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères, east of the Salins d'Hyères, in Provence.

Plage d'Aiguebelle

Sand anchorage off the coast of Le Lavandou in the Var, sheltered from the north sector, facing south toward the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage Saint-Clair

Anchorage off Saint-Clair beach on the eastern shore of Le Lavandou, Var, with sand bottom and shelter from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Pointe de la Ris

Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Plage des Salins

Long sand beach on the eastern shore of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, 2.7 nm east of the town harbour.

• Sheltered W, NW

Calanque du Cap Nègre

Anchorage of around 40 spots in the calanque below Cap Nègre, on the coast of Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Baie de Bon-Porte - Pointe du Canadel

Sand anchorage on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, at the foot of the Maures massif off the Pointe du Canadel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Bonne Terrasse

Sheltered bay on the east coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap Camarat and Cap Taillat, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S