Harbours and anchorages near Lorient

Kerletu

Anchorage on the west side of the Petite Mer de Gâvres, at the entrance of the rade de Lorient in Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage de Manec’h

Sand anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers, next to Port-Manec'h in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Doëlan

Narrow ria on the south Brittany coast between Lorient and Concarneau, with 25 visitor buoys laid by the commune of Clohars-Carnoët.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Le Blavet Stomac

River anchorage on the Blavet, 1.8 NM S of Hennebont and upstream of Lorient, in Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Plage des Sables Rouges

Anchorage off the SE coast of the Île de Groix, Morbihan, facing a beach where the sand contains garnets that give it its red colour.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Kaolins

Anchorage off the Kaolins beach at Ploemeur on the southern Brittany coast, west of Lorient.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le blavet aval ferme

River anchorage on the lower Blavet below Hennebont, sheltered from all directions, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Mouillage de Merrien

Anchorage in the ria of Merrien, a narrow inlet on the south coast of Finistere between Doelan and Brigneau.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Plage de Isthme

Anchorage off the sandy isthmus linking the Quiberon peninsula to the mainland, south Brittany, on the east-facing baie de Quiberon side.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Sainte Catherine - Sud

Mooring field of 69 spots in the Lorient roadstead off Locmiquélic, sand bottom, sheltered from NE to SE.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe de Penkernéo

Anchorage at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers in southern Finistère, off Port-Manec'h on the Cornouaille coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Anse de Goërem

Small cove on the west side of the Gâvres peninsula, in the Lorient roadstead, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Côte d'Heno

Anchorage on the northeast coast of Île de Groix, off Port-Tudy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Anse de Stole

Sandy anchorage off Lomener, on the Morbihan coast between Lorient and Plœmeur in southern Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Le Pouldu - Laïta

Anchorage in the Laïta estuary at Le Pouldu on the Finistère and Morbihan border, 250 berths on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

La petite cale

Small sand anchorage on the Ploemeur coast of the Morbihan, west of Lomener and sheltered by the Île aux Souris.

Gâvres

Sand-bottom anchorage with 6 berths off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Rade de Lorient.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie du Ven Hoal

Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port-Lay

Small cove with a dozen moorings on the north coast of Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Porh Roëd

Anchorage on the south side of Île de Groix, Morbihan, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Melin

Small anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Groix, east of Port-Tudy, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Porh En Hal

Small rocky cove on the north coast of Île de Groix, off Lorient in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Locmaria

Small anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off the village of Locmaria, in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mouillage Du Storang

Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off Brittany, on a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Larmor-Plage

Anchorage off Larmor-Plage at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pen mané

Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Saint-Colomban

Sand anchorage off the Saint-Colomban beach at Carnac-Plage, south Brittany. Water point ashore.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Fort de Kernével

Anchorage in the rade de Lorient off the fort de Kernével, on the Larmor-Plage shore facing Port-Louis.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Ban-Gâvres

Small anchorage with 8 spots off the fishing village of Gâvres at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, sand bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Anse du Ter

Sheltered anchorage on the west bank of the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan, opposite La Base.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE