Harbours and anchorages near Lorient

Anse du Pérello

Rocky cove on the coast of Ploemeur, Morbihan, west of Lorient and the approach to the Blavet.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Porh Puns

Rock-bottom anchorage on the Gâvres peninsula inside the Rade de Lorient, with water point ashore.

• Sheltered E, SE

Port Mélite

Small cove anchorage on the northern coast of Île de Groix, Morbihan, Brittany, 0.8 NM E of Port-Tudy.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Lomener

Sand anchorage off the village of Lomener on the Ploemeur coast, west of Lorient in south Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Île de Roëlan

Rock-bottom anchorage off a small islet in the Ria d'Étel, Morbihan, used at slack water.

• Sheltered W, SW

Kerhostin

Rocky cove on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, with mooring prohibited along this stretch.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Porz-Bali

Small cove on the south Finistère coast between Merrien and Doëlan, rock bottom, protected from north, east and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Portivy

Small fishing harbour on the west side of the Quiberon peninsula in Morbihan, Brittany. Anchoring outside the harbour is prohibited.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Kerguélen

Sand-bottomed bay on the Larmor-Plage shore of the Lorient roadstead in south Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

M'en Glaz

Buoy mooring on the rivière d'Étel in the Morbihan, inside the estuary just upstream of the barre d'Étel.

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

Anse de Coat Melen

Mooring buoys on the Aven river downstream of Kerdruc, between Pont-Aven and the open sea, Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Anse de Kerglaye

River anchorage on the Aven near Rosbras, between Pont-Aven and the estuary at Port Manec'h, southern Finistere.

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

POULGUEN PER

Small anchorage on the south coast of Finistère between Brigneau and the Bélon river, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage des sables blancs

Anchoring-prohibited zone off the Sables Blancs beach in Carnac, baie de Quiberon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Sainte Catherine - Nord

Anchorage of 27 moorings on sand off Locmiquélic, east bank of the Lorient roadstead, immediately north of the Sainte-Catherine marina.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW

Le Blavet

River anchorage on the Blavet estuary upstream of Lorient, mud bottom, protected from N and NW.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N

Locmalo

Anchorage off the hamlet of Locmalo, on the western shore of the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Anse de Kerhervy

River anchorage on the Blavet below Hennebont, Brittany. Mud bottom, sheltered from all directions except south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Ase de Gâvres

Buoy mooring off the Gâvres peninsula at the entrance to the Petite Mer de Gâvres, in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Mouillage du Fort Bloqué

Buoyed anchorage off Fort Bloqué, between Guidel-Plages and Ploemeur on the Morbihan coast west of Lorient.

• Sheltered NE, E

Port du Porsmoric

Small anchorage on the Laita estuary between Guidel and Le Pouldu in south Brittany, sand bottom, well sheltered on most bearings.

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

chez Yves

Sheltered mooring in the Ria d'Étel on the south coast of Brittany, between Magouër and Port Niscop.

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

Magouër

Mooring field of 31 buoys on the west bank of the Étel river, opposite the village of Étel in Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

La Baie des Curés

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Beg Bran

Buoy mooring inside the Ria d'Etel in south Brittany, on mud bottom, protected from N through E winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de Locoal

Anchorage in the Ria d'Étel at Locoal-Mendon, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Rivière deBélonn

Buoy mooring in the Belon river estuary in southern Finistère, rock and mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, S

Kerroch le Dolmen

Anchorage off Kerroch, on the western shore of the Baie de Quiberon near Carnac, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Bo

Anchorage on the Aven river between Port-Manec'h and Rosbras, southern Finistère. Mud bottom, good holding.