Mouillage

Mas Larrieu

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Shelter: SW, W, NW
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand anchorage off the Mas Larrieu nature reserve, at the mouth of the Tech between Argelès-sur-Mer and Saint-Cyprien, on the Roussillon coast.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the east off the beach and drop on sand in 4 to 6 metres; the bottom shoals quickly from about 7 to 3 metres towards the shore, so mind the draught. Holding is good on sand. Shelter from SW round to NW, open to the east and exposed to the tramontane once it veers NE. Swell builds quickly with onshore winds.

Practical

No facilities ashore, the back-beach is a protected nature reserve. Saint-Cyprien marina lies 1.7 nm north and Port Argelès 3 nm south. Both take visitors with full services.

Ashore

Réserve naturelle nationale du Mas Larrieu protects 145 hectares of dunes, riparian woodland and the lower Tech, with a marked trail along the river; the fronting beach is a naturist beach. Village of Argelès 3 km south by road, grocery and market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Collioure and its royal castle 10 km south.