Ushant, Molène and Sein: the Iroise anchorages

8 places · North Finistère and Iroise

The three Iroise islands sit between two races: the Fromveur runs at 8 knots off Ushant, the Raz de Sein as much off Île de Sein. Lampaul on Ushant, the harbour of Molène and the Sein anchorage are on buoys or moorings, and none is tenable in a heavy westerly swell. Leave at slack water, in a north-easterly window, and keep Le Conquet or the Aber-Ildut as your fallback.

1. 1Anchorage· FR·4.3

   Baie de Lampaul

   Main bay of Ouessant island on its south-west side, sand bottom, around 20 visitor moorings laid by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.

   • Buoys
   • Up to 14 m

   48.4503, -5.0986See on the chart →
2. Pierre Goiffon
   2Anchorage· FR·3.9

   Porz Liboudou

   Small anchorage on the north coast of the Crozon peninsula with 3 moorings, in western Brittany.

   • Buoys

   48.4678, -5.0528See on the chart →
3. Gzen92
   3Anchorage· FR·3.7

   Baie de Beninou

   Anchorage in the Iroise sea off the Finistère coast of Brittany, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from E to SW.

   48.4764, -5.0814See on the chart →
4. Gzen92
   4Anchorage· FR·3.8

   Île Molène

   Anchorage off Île Molène in the Molène archipelago, west of Le Conquet in the Iroise Sea.

   • Buoys

   48.4004, -4.9553See on the chart →
5. Pmau
   5Harbour· Le Conquet, FR·3.3

   Le Conquet

   Tidal harbour at the western tip of Finistère, facing the Chenal du Four and the islands of Ouessant and Molène.

   • Up to 13 m

   48.3622, -4.7761See on the chart →
6. Louis-Julien de la Bouëre
   6Harbour· Lanildut, FR·3.5

   L'Aber Ildut

   Ria on the west coast of Finistere in Brittany, between Le Conquet and Le Four lighthouse. About 500 moorings mostly on buoys, max draught 2.3 m.

   • Up to 14 m

   48.4708, -4.7556See on the chart →
7. Julien Carnot
   7Anchorage· FR·3.5

   Île de Béniguet

   Sand anchorage off Béniguet, a low island in the Iroise archipelago west of Le Conquet, Brittany.

   48.3572, -4.8453See on the chart →
8. Gaëlle Fily
   8Anchorage· FR·4.7

   Argenton

   Anchorage off the village of Argenton in Landunvez, north Finistère, between Le Conquet and Portsall, opposite the Île d'Yoc'h.

   • Water
   • Buoys
   • Up to 15 m

   48.5215, -4.7620See on the chart →

The free boat navigation app

Official nautical charts, marine weather, GPS and 50,000+ marinas and anchorages with reviews. All in one app, ready to sail.

← All guides