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

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 de Kaolins

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Guidel

River marina on the Laïta estuary between Morbihan and Finistère, 220 berths upstream of the Guidel-Plages bar.

Étel

Tidal harbour of around 400 berths on the Ria d'Étel, south Morbihan, entered across a shifting sand bar.

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 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

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

Pen-Mané

Marina of 150 berths in Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, facing the city across the Blavet estuary.

Locmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine

Marina of 475 berths at Locmiquélic on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, 0.6 NM south of Pen-Mané.

Kernével

Deep-water marina in the rade de Lorient on the Larmor-Plage shore, 1,000 berths with 5 m draught available at all tides.

Port du Bélon

Tidal estuary port on the Bélon river at Riec-sur-Bélon in southern Finistère, between the Aven and the Laïta. The river gives its name to the Belon flat oyster, Ostrea edulis.

Groix

Small annex berthing on the île de Groix off the Morbihan coast, alongside the main harbour of Port-Tudy.

Gâvres

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

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

Lorient - La Base

Marina set inside the former Keroman submarine base in the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

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

Ban-Gâvres

Small harbour of 5 visitor berths on the Gâvres peninsula, at the south entrance of the Lorient harbour.

Anse de Goërem

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

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

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

Porh Roëd

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Baie du Ven Hoal

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Doelan

Ria harbour on the south coast of Finistère at Clohars-Carnoët, Brittany, between Le Pouldu and Merrien.

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

Port - Tudy

Main harbour of Île de Groix, on the north coast of the island off Lorient in south Brittany. About 350 berths across an outer basin and a lock-gated inner basin.

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

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

Anse de Stole

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

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, NW

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

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