Mouillage

Anse de la Vieille Chapelle

2.9FranceMarseille and the Calanques

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Shelter: NE, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Small cove on the Marseille coast between Pointe Rouge and the Madrague de Montredon, sand bottom.

Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Open approach from the south; a night arrival is awkward past the long buoyed dinghy channel into the marina, where depth shoals fast near the breakwater. Anchor on sand in 3 to 6 m outside the yellow buoy line and clear of that channel, holding good and tolerated by the passing gendarmerie. Watch for charted submarine cables close by. Protection from NE through SE, open to the west and the mistral from the NW. Yachting Club de la Pointe Rouge lies 0.2 NM SW as a refuge in a blow.

Practical

Forain anchorage with no facilities. Port de la Pointe Rouge, 0.3 NM SW, has visitor berths, water, diesel and a fuel berth.

Ashore

Land the dinghy inside the Pointe Rouge marina, close to the bus-boat stop, for the shops and restaurants of the quarter about ten minutes away. Small pebble beach and the 16th century chapel of Saint-Joseph that gave the cove its name. Bus line 83 runs along the Corniche Kennedy to central Marseille about 8 km to the NW. Calanques National Park boundary begins at Callelongue roughly 4 km south along the coast. Evenings can be noisy from the busy seafront.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 43.24685, 5.37185 (43°14.81'N 5°22.31'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-east, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed
Services: Pontoon, Beach
Boaters' rating: 2.9/5
Updated: October 15, 2026