Mouillage

Bourgenay

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Shelter: NE, E
Seabed: rock
Anchoring: Allowed

Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south-west onto a rocky bottom with variable holding; use a trip line and expect it to roll. The spot mainly serves as a wait for enough height of tide to enter the port, so a 2.1 m draught may hold off until about high water plus two hours on a coefficient of 87. Shelter from NE and E only; move inside Port Bourgenay if the wind backs south or west, lining up on the leading marks and keeping clear of the rocks in any swell. The marina entrance is lit and dredged.

Practical

Port Bourgenay marina at 0.4 NM NW has 650 berths, a reception pontoon, fuel, water, electricity and even a bread vending machine. The fuel berth is awkward to come alongside and a west wind sets boats off it. Jard-sur-Mer drying harbour 4.1 NM SE as a secondary option.

Ashore

Sandy beach of Veillon 1.5 km west, backed by pine forest and a protected dune system. Coastal path to the Pointe du Payré estuary nature reserve 3 km west. Talmont-Saint-Hilaire village 5 km inland with a medieval keep linked to Richard the Lionheart.