Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde
14 places · Atlantic coast
The any-tide harbours of the Atlantic coast, for heading south to Spain or north to Brittany in 25 to 40 mile legs: Pornichet, Pornic, L'Herbaudière, Port-Joinville, Saint-Gilles, Les Sables-d'Olonne, La Rochelle, Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Royan, then Arcachon and Capbreton. Between La Rochelle and Royan, the Pertuis d'Antioche and the Gironde need a favourable tide.
manuel | MC from Nantes | Paris, France1Harbour· Pornichet, FR·3.3Pornichet
Marina of 1150 berths on the Baie de La Baule south of the Loire estuary, one of the largest marinas on the French Atlantic coast.
- Up to 25 m
47.2575, -2.3488See on the chart →
chisloup2Harbour· Pornic, FR·4.2Pornic
Marina of 914 berths at Pornic in southern Loire-Atlantique, split between the Vieux Port under the castle and the Noëveillard basin on the Côte de Jade.
- Up to 25 m
47.1088, -2.1133See on the chart →- 3Harbour· L'Herbaudière, FR·4.0
L'Herbaudière
Fishing and yachting harbour of 600 berths on the north-western tip of Noirmoutier, first deepwater shelter south of the Loire estuary.
- Up to 17 m
47.0253, -2.2981See on the chart → 
Peyot4Harbour· Île-d'Yeu, FR·4.4Port Joinville - Île d'Yeu
Main harbour of the Île d'Yeu on the north coast of the island, 648 berths, maximum draught 3 m, 13 nautical miles from the mainland at Fromentine.
- Up to 20 m
46.7264, -2.3442See on the chart →
Rundvald5Harbour· Saint Gilles Croix De Vie, FR·4.5Port-La-Vie
Marina of 1 000 berths at the mouth of the Vie river in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, on the Vendee coast.
- Up to 20 m
46.6926, -1.9385See on the chart →
Like tears in rain6Harbour· Les Sables-d'Olonne, FR·4.0Les Sables d'Olonne - Port Olona
Non-tidal marina in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1400 berths, maximum draught 5 m, starting harbour of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race.
- Up to 30 m
46.5022, -1.7913See on the chart →
PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ7Harbour· Talmont Saint Hilaire, FR·4.3Port Bourgenay
Purpose-built marina of 640 berths on the Vendee coast, south of Les Sables-d'Olonne, at the edge of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
- Up to 20 m
46.4399, -1.6782See on the chart →
Harrie Gielen8Harbour· La Rochelle, FR·4.1La Rochelle - Port des Minimes
Marina of 5 100 berths south of La Rochelle, one of the largest leisure harbours on the European Atlantic coast.
- Up to 100 m
46.1461, -1.1686See on the chart →
Stephane Mignon from Bruxelles, Belgique (Europe)9Harbour· Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, FR·4.5Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
Marina of 730 berths at the northern tip of the Île d'Oléron, the largest marina on the island.
- Up to 16 m
46.0368, -1.3705See on the chart →
FrenchCobber10Harbour· Royan, FR·4.1Royan
Large marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 1000 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 9.
- Up to 25 m
45.6206, -1.0291See on the chart →
SerysE11Harbour· Le Verdon-sur-Mer, FR·3.6Port Médoc
Marina at Le Verdon-sur-Mer on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 950 berths, max draught 3 m, VHF 9.
- Up to 20 m
45.5560, -1.0609See on the chart →
Haukingham12Harbour· Arcachon, FR·3.0Arcachon
Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.
- Up to 20 m
44.6595, -1.1488See on the chart →
Tangopaso13Harbour· Capbreton, FR·3.3Capbreton
Marina of 960 berths at the mouth of the Boudigau channel in the Landes, the only sheltered port on the 100 km sand coast between the Adour and the Arcachon inlet.
- Up to 23 m
43.6533, -1.4367See on the chart →
Haukingham14Harbour· Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FR·4.2Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia
Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.
- Up to 16 m
43.3856, -1.6668See on the chart →
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