Alderney and Guernsey from Cherbourg

8 places · Cotentin

Alderney lies 25 miles from Cherbourg, across the Alderney Race, where the stream exceeds 9 knots at springs. Braye Harbour has only buoys, tenable except in northerly winds. Guernsey follows 20 miles on: St Peter Port and its waiting pontoon, Beaucette to the north, and the anchorages of Herm and Sark to extend the trip. Leave Cherbourg at slack water in the Race, and clear customs on arrival.

1. 1Harbour· St. Anne, GG·4.4

   Braye Moorings

   Visitor moorings in Braye Harbour, Alderney, sheltered behind the Admiralty breakwater.

   • Up to 20 m

   49.7264, -2.2009See on the chart →
2. 2Anchorage· GG·4.2

   Braye Bay

   Alderney's main anchorage in Braye Bay, behind a long Victorian breakwater. Seventy visitor moorings, harbour office on VHF 74.

   • Buoys
   • Up to 12 m

   49.7249, -2.1941See on the chart →
3. 3Harbour· Beaucette, GG·4.4

   Beaucette Marina

   Marina of 144 berths in a former granite quarry on the north-east coast of Guernsey.

   • Up to 21 m

   49.5029, -2.5053See on the chart →
4. 4Anchorage· GG·4.0

   HERM Harbour

   Small harbour on Herm that dries at low water. Six moorings over sand, sheltered from north-east and east.

   • Buoys

   49.4696, -2.4563See on the chart →
5. 5Anchorage· GG·3.6

   Havelet Bay

   Bay just south of St Peter Port on Guernsey, sheltered from NW to SW, with fresh water ashore. Victorian bathing pools sit on the foreshore.

   • Water

   49.4508, -2.5299See on the chart →
6. 6Harbour· La Valette, GG·3.3

   Sark Harbour

   Sark's harbour on the east side of the island, where passenger ferries from Guernsey berth. There are no cars on Sark and goods leave the quay by tractor.

   49.4326, -2.3427See on the chart →
7. 7Anchorage· GG·4.4

   Dixcart Bay

   Sandy bay on the south coast of Sark, sheltered from NW through NE and from the W. A wooded valley path leads inland.

   49.4227, -2.3579See on the chart →
8. Schölla Schwarz
   8Harbour· Cherbourg, FR·4.2

   Port Chantereyne - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

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

   • Up to 25 m

   49.6469, -1.6217See on the chart →

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