Harbours and anchorages near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Jonville

Open anchorage on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, just north of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Anse du Brick

Sandy cove on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, six miles east of Cherbourg, sheltered from westerly winds.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Cherbourg - Petite Rade

Anchorage in the Petite Rade of Cherbourg, Normandy, along the wall of Port Chantereyne marina. Anchoring is only prohibited inside the buoyed military zone; outside it boats lie on mud, with the marina 0.2 nm to the south for all services.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Île du Large (Est)

Rock-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île du Large, one of the Îles Saint-Marcouf, off the east coast of the Cotentin.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

La Grande Grève

Sand anchorage on the east side of the Cotentin peninsula, 0.3 nm north of Barfleur harbour and 5.3 nm from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Île du Large (Ouest)

Rocky anchorage west of the Île du Large, one of the two Saint-Marcouf islands off the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy.

• Sheltered NE, E

Port Chantereyne - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Marina of 1600 berths inside the Cherbourg roadstead, Normandy, sheltered by the largest artificial harbour in the world.

Île Tatihou

Anchorage off the small island of Tatihou at the entrance to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and NE to W.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Saint Vaast la Hougue

Tidal marina on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, behind the fortified island of Tatihou.

Grandcamp-Maisy

Tidal marina of 280 berths in the baie des Veys, western Calvados, Normandy, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach.

Côte de la Hougue

Sand anchorage off the Cotentin east coast, 0.8 NM south of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Île de Terre (Nord)

Area north of Île de Terre off the Cotentin east coast, Normandy. Anchoring prohibited.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Barfleur

Tidal harbour of 125 berths on the north-east tip of the Cotentin peninsula, in Normandy.

Port De Roubary

Small drying anchorage north of Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Le Port Levi

Small drying harbour on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula, in the village of Fermanville, about 6 nautical miles east of Cherbourg.

Île de Terre (Sud)

Prohibited anchorage south of the Ile de Terre in the Saint-Marcouf archipelago, off the east coast of the Cotentin in Normandy.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Quinéville

Drying tidal harbour on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Manche, between Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Barfleur.

Beach de Brevy

Anchorage off Brevy beach on the eastern tip of the Cotentin, between Barfleur and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Hameau du Sud

Roadstead off the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Quinéville and within the bay protected by Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Utah

Open roadstead off Utah Beach on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy. Sand bottom.

Anse De La Mondrée

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north-east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Cherbourg and Fermanville.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Le Becquet

Small tidal harbour on the east side of the Cherbourg peninsula, 5 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy.

Port des Flamands

Small harbour of 50 berths on the eastern shore of the Cherbourg roadstead, Cotentin peninsula.