Port

Jard-sur-Mer

4.6Jard-sur-Mer, FranceAtlantic coast

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Maximum length: 39 ft
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 4 ft

Tidal marina in southern Vendée, 716 berths, maximum draught 1.3 m, on the coast between Les Sables-d'Olonne and La Tranche-sur-Mer.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Narrow entrance between two rock breakwaters, accessible roughly 3 hours either side of high water depending on coefficient and draught. Line up on a first transit of 36 degrees to the harbour mouth, then a second of 293 degrees. Rocky plateaus on either side break in a swell and a current runs across the entrance, so avoid it in westerly swell; in a south-west gale on a big coefficient the port is poorly protected and seas can top the south breakwater at high water. VHF 9 for the harbour office.

Practical

716 berths with water and electricity at the pontoons. The visitor pontoon was moved to the starboard side on entering in spring 2023, and its capacity has been cut, so a berth is not guaranteed in season; the staff help with mooring. Sanitary block with showers, slipway, careening area. Shops, bakery and supermarket in the village within 600 m.

Ashore

Sandy beach of Boisvinet directly east of the harbour. GR 364 coastal path runs west toward Pointe du Payré and the Veillon beach, 3 km. Romanesque priory of Saint-Nicolas on the edge of town, 12th century.