BoatMap selection

Île de Ré and the Pertuis Breton: tidal harbours and anchorages

Along the north coast of Ré, facing the Pertuis Breton, every harbour runs on the tide, with a 6 m range at springs. Saint-Martin opens its lock 3 hours before high water and shuts it 2 to 2.5 hours after; the entrance is rough in a strong northwesterly or northeasterly. Ars has two sill basins at the head of the Fier, with the waiting anchorage off Pointe de la Patache. La Flotte dries at every tide and bans anchoring in its Arnérault and Clavette zones. Across the Pertuis, the Sèvre Niortaise leads to Marans through the Brault lock, worked by day only and booked 24 hours ahead.

Open in BoatMap

1
AnchorageFrance
Conche des Baleines
4.9
Sand-bottomed bay on the northwest tip of the Île de Ré, around 40 moorings, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW winds.
- Buoys
2
AnchorageFrance
Banc des Portes
3.4
Sand bank anchorage inside the Fier d'Ars, the tidal lagoon on the north-west corner of Île de Ré, sheltered from NW through S.
3
AnchorageFrance
La Patache
4.1
Sand anchorage off Pointe de la Patache, on the north-west tip of Île de Ré, at the outer entrance of the Fier d'Ars.
4
HarbourArs-en-Ré, France
Ars-en-Ré - Bassin de la Criée
4.5
Tidal marina on the north shore of the Île de Ré, inside the Fier d'Ars lagoon, 550 berths, maximum draught 2 m.
- Up to 49 ft
5
HarbourArs-en-Ré, France
Ars-en-Ré - Bassin de la Prée
4.2
Tidal basin of the port of Ars-en-Re on the north shore of the Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime.
- Up to 42 ft
6
HarbourFrance
Port de Loix
3.0
Tidal port in the salt marshes of Loix, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, 50 berths.
- Up to 32 ft
7
AnchorageFrance
Rade de Saint-Martin
4.3
Roadstead off Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime. Anchoring prohibited in the marked zones of the harbour approach.
8
HarbourSaint-Martin-de-Ré, France
Saint-Martin-de-Ré
3.8
Tidal port on the north coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, inside the star-shaped Vauban fortifications.
- Up to 52 ft
9
HarbourLa flotte en ré, France
La Flotte en Ré
4.6
Drying harbour on the north coast of Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, with a retention gate keeping about 200 pontoon berths afloat.
- Up to 39 ft
10
AnchorageFrance
Rivedoux Plage
4.8
Open anchorage off the east coast of the Ile de Re, just south of the Ile de Re bridge linking the island to La Rochelle.
11
AnchorageFrance
Pointe de l'aiguillon
2.8
Mooring off the Pointe de l'Aiguillon at the northern entrance of the Anse de l'Aiguillon, between the Vendée and Charente-Maritime coasts.
12
HarbourLa Faute-sur-Mer, France
La Faute sur Mer
3.3
Tidal harbour on the left bank of the Lay estuary, in Vendée, opposite L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer across the river mouth.
- Up to 39 ft
13
AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Pavé Charron
3.6
Buoy field off Charron in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise, Charente-Maritime.
- Buoys
14
HarbourMarans, France
Marans
2.3
Inland marina at the head of the Sèvre Niortaise canal in the Marais Poitevin, 24 km from the sea, maximum draught 1.4 m.