Harbours and anchorages near La Rochelle

Corps de garde

Small tidal harbour in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, on the channel leading from the Pertuis Breton to Marans in Charente-Maritime.

Pont du Brault

Anchorage on the Sevre Niortaise near the Brault road bridge, at the eastern edge of the Baie de l'Aiguillon in Vendee.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

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.

Mouillage de Le Bourg

Outer anchorage north of Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré, sand bottom, exposed to the westerly sector.

• Sheltered W, SW

Fouras - Port Sud

Tidal harbour of 60 berths on the south shore of the Fouras peninsula, Charente-Maritime, facing the Île d'Aix and the Fort Boyard roadstead.

Les Alises

Anchorage on the north coast of the Île d'Oléron, close to Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Port De L'Aiguillon

Tidal harbour on the right bank of the Lay estuary, on the north side of the Baie de l'Aiguillon, in the Vendée.

Chenal perotine

Tidal channel on the east coast of Île d'Oléron leading to the fishing and leisure harbour of Boyardville, opposite Fort Boyard.

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

Plage de L'Anse du Fourneau

Anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, between the villages of Ars-en-Ré and Loix, in Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered W, SW

Le chemin

Buoy mooring in the Pertuis Breton off the Pointe d'Arçay, Vendée coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Ponton Plaisance

Waiting pontoon on the Charente river just downstream of Rochefort's locked marina, for boats holding off outside the lock window.

Conche Madame

Anchorage on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime, on the Atlantic side between Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron and Saint-Denis.

• Sheltered NE, E