Mouillage

El Forat

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Shelter: W
Seabed: sand, rock
Anchoring: Allowed

Coastal anchorage on the Côte Vermeille between Port-Vendres and Banyuls-sur-Mer, mixed sand and rock bottom.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from seaward in light easterlies. Free mooring buoys, laid to protect the seabed, are available and spare dropping the hook on the rocky bottom. Where boats do anchor, the ground is sand with rock outcrops, so aim for a sand patch and check the set. Protected from W, fully exposed to E winds and Mediterranean swell. Clear out if the weather turns onshore.

Practical

No services at the mooring. Banyuls-sur-Mer 1.1 NM south and Port-Vendres 1.7 NM north-west both have full facilities, water, fuel and provisioning.

Ashore

The stretch of coast forms part of the Réserve naturelle marine de Cerbère-Banyuls, the first marine reserve created in France, established in 1974. Specific anchoring and diving rules apply inside the reserve perimeter, which is why the eco-moorings are laid here. A beach and a coastal path lie ashore.