Harbours and anchorages near Saint-Malo

Pointe du Chatelet

Anchorage on the Rance maritime between Saint-Malo and Dinan, on the right bank opposite Saint-Suliac.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Cancale

Open roadstead off the oyster port of Cancale, facing the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de la Chapelle

Anchorage on sand west of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, between the Frémur estuary and the Îles Ébihens in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered W, NW

Mordreuc

Mud anchorage on the east bank of the Rance maritime, below the hamlet of Mordreuc in Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered W, SW

Pointe de la Varde

Open anchorage off the rocky headland between Saint-Malo and Rothéneuf, on the Côte d'Émeraude in Brittany.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Dinan

River port of 100 berths on the Rance, 18 km upstream of the Rance tidal dam, at the foot of Dinan's medieval ramparts in the lower town of Le Port.

Montmarin

Anchorage on the Rance estuary upstream of the Saint-Malo tidal barrage, Brittany, weed bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Île des Hebihens

Anchorage off the Île des Hébihens in the bay of Lancieux, western approach to the Rance estuary, with sand and rock patches on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Île des Hebihens

Tidal anchorage off the Île des Hébihens in the Baie de la Fresnaye, between Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Saint-Cast - Port d’Armor

Marina of 1005 berths on the Côte d'Émeraude, on the east side of the Saint-Cast peninsula between Cap Fréhel and the Rance estuary.

Taden

Halt on the fluvial Rance between the Châtelier lock and Dinan, on the right bank at the Plaine de Taden.

Anse à la Truelle

Sheltered cove on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, south of Granville in Normandy.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port Fluvial D'évran

Small halt of 4 berths on the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance at Évran, between Dinan and Rennes in Côtes-d'Armor.

Saint Malo - Port Vauban

Marina of 196 berths in the Bassin Vauban, inside the walled city of Saint-Malo, accessible by lock from the commercial harbour.

Saint-Suliac

Tidal mooring on the Rance estuary opposite the village of Saint-Suliac, between Saint-Malo and Dinan, Brittany. Two visitor berths, mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Grève de Blainvillais

Buoy field with 15 moorings off Blainville-sur-Mer on the west coast of the Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Homard

Drying anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin, north of Granville, sand bottom among granite rocks.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plouër-sur-Rance - La Minotais

Inland marina of 240 berths in the Rance estuary between Dinan and Saint-Malo, protected by the tidal power station dam.

Cézembre Sud

Sand anchorage on the south side of Île de Cézembre, 2.5 NM WNW of Saint-Malo in the Rance estuary approaches.

• Sheltered NW, N

La Landriais

Mooring field of about 25 buoys on the right bank of the Rance maritime, opposite Le Minihic-sur-Rance in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Saint Jacut-sur-mer

Anchorage off the Saint-Jacut peninsula between the bay of Arguenon and the bay of Lancieux, on the north coast of Brittany west of Saint-Malo.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Plage de Pen Guen

Sand anchorage off the Cote d'Emeraude, 1.2 nm south of Saint-Cast-Port d'Armor.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Saint Géran

Anchorage off the Saint-Géran beach on the Côtes-d'Armor coast, north-west of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, W, NW

Plage de Château Serein

Coastal anchorage on the Côte d'Émeraude in northern Brittany, 2.5 NM west of Saint-Cast Port d'Armor, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Anse des Sévignés

Anchorage on the Côte d'Émeraude between Cap Fréhel and Saint-Cast, Côtes-d'Armor.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Port Marie

Sand anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy, open to westerly weather but sheltered from NW, N and NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Les Trois Ilets

Anchorage off the Îles Chausey archipelago in the Golfe de Saint-Malo, Manche department.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S

Aneret

Anchorage on the southern side of the Chausey archipelago, 8.3 NM west of Granville in the Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Port Mer

Open anchorage in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port Lyvet

River marina of 258 berths on the Rance, at the upstream entrance of the Chatelier lock, about halfway between Saint-Malo and Dinan.