Anchorage

La Bouillabaisse

3.2FranceVar

Shelter: SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand, algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

Pontoon
Beach
Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the NE through the Baie de Saint-Tropez, with no off-lying dangers. The bottom is mainly sticky mud and clay with posidonia patches; holding is generally very good, though the mud can grip an anchor hard enough to need help freeing it. Anchor inside the line of yellow buoys, in the Saint-Tropez zone rather than the prohibited area beyond, in about 6 to 15 metres. Shelter from SW through SE, exposed to the NE mistral and E winds which build a heavy chop. It rolls by day in the wash of passing yachts and tenders, easing at night.

Practical

Land the tender at Saint-Tropez harbour, where a public dinghy spot exists but is often taken by superyachts, so the boscos point out a berth; approach cautiously as it is shallow. Port du Pilon 0.4 NM E is a short tender run with a 10 minute walk into town, or land on the beach and walk the waterfront. Berths in Saint-Tropez are hard to book in season, even weeks ahead.

Ashore

Plage de la Bouillabaisse has beach restaurants and is linked to Saint-Tropez town centre by the waterfront walk, about 20 minutes on foot to Place des Lices and the old port. The coastal footpath around Cap Saint-Tropez makes a fine walk from the town. Bus line 7601 from the RDTV network runs along the D98A to Sainte-Maxime and the ferry landings.