Harbours and anchorages near Rochefort

Fouras - Port Nord

Anchorage on the north shore of the Fouras peninsula, Charente-Maritime, looking across the Rade des Basques toward the Île-d'Aix.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

L’eguille/seudre

River anchorage on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom, opposite the oyster village of L'Éguille-sur-Seudre.

• Sheltered W

La Rochelle before marina

Waiting anchorage west of the Port des Minimes entrance in La Rochelle, used before lock openings or when berths are full.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Anse de la Maleconche

Sandy anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Oléron, 1.2 nm east of Le Douhet harbour.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Baby Plage

Anchorage off Baby Plage on the Île de Ré, in the Pertuis d'Antioche, Charente-Maritime.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Baie du chapus

Shallow mud anchorage in the channel between the mainland at Bourcefranc-le-Chapus and the south-east coast of Île d'Oléron, crossed by the viaduct to Oléron.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Baie de Gatseau

Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Gatseau, at the southern tip of Ile d'Oleron.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Anse du Cavalier - Pointe de Boyardville

Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Boyardville on the east coast of Île d'Oléron, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Baie de la Perroche

Buoy field of 75 moorings off the Perroche beach on the west coast of Oleron island, Charente-Maritime.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de Fouras

Anchorage off Fouras on the Charente-Maritime coast, opposite the Île d'Aix, in the Pertuis d'Antioche.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage De Gatseau

Buoy mooring off the plage de Gatseau at the southern tip of the île d'Oléron, 3 buoys available.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pointe de Coudepont

Mud-bottom anchorage off the northern tip of Île d'Aix, in the Pertuis d'Antioche between La Rochelle and the Charente estuary.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Plage des Saumonards

Anchorage off the east coast of Île d'Oléron, behind the Forêt des Saumonards, facing Fort Boyard, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Anse du Saillant

Mud-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île d'Aix in Charente-Maritime, inside the Pertuis d'Antioche.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Port-des-Barques

Mooring on buoys off Port-des-Barques in the Charente estuary, Charente-Maritime, 4 berths on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Châtelaillon - Plage

Anchorage off Châtelaillon-Plage on the Pertuis d'Antioche, south of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Pointe de Manson

Buoy mooring with 2 berths off the Pointe de Manson on Île d'Oléron, sand bottom, sheltered from W through SW, open to the E across the Pertuis de Maumusson.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Fouras - La Fumée

Anchorage off the Pointe de la Fumée at Fouras, Charente estuary, facing the Île d'Aix and the approaches to Rochefort.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Vert Bois

Anchorage on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, off the Vert Bois beach and the Saint-Trojan forest, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered NE, E

Anse de la Coué

Small anchorage on the south side of the Fouras peninsula, Charente-Maritime, tucked beside Fouras Port Sud.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Chatelaillon

Shallow anchorage off the long sandy beach of Chatelaillon, in the Pertuis d'Antioche south of La Rochelle.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Le Grand Fauchon

Anchorage in the Pertuis d'Antioche off Fouras, north of Île d'Aix, mud bottom, sheltered from N, NW and W winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Club Nautique Rochefortais

River anchorage on the Charente upstream of Soubise, off the Club Nautique Rochefortais, between Rochefort and the estuary.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Banc d'Agnas

Sand bank anchorage in the Pertuis de Maumusson area, off Île d'Oléron, 0.8 NM SE of Le Château-d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime.

Fort Boyard

Stone sea fort between the Île d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron, in the Pertuis d'Antioche off the Charente-Maritime coast. Anchoring and approach within 50 m of the walls are prohibited.

Île de la Grenouillette

Anchorage on the Charente river upstream of Rochefort, mud bottom, sheltered from NE, E and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage du galon d’or

Open anchorage off the long sand beach of Galon d'Or on the west coast of Île d'Oléron, south of Saint-Trojan-les-Bains.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Mornac-sur-Seudre

Drying anchorage in the Seudre estuary, opposite the oyster village of Mornac-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime.

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