Mouillage

Pointe de Locquirec

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

Anchorage off the Locquirec headland on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, shelter from W to SE winds.

Mooring buoys
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Baie de Lannion leaving the Trois Pierres cardinal mark to the east. Drying rocks fringe the headland, keep at least 200 m offshore until bearing on Locquirec church tower. Exposed to N swell and untenable in northerly winds, and a swell also works in on big tidal coefficients.

Practical

Visitor mooring buoys lie in deep water just south-east of the Île Verte, suitable for a 2 metre draught, booked through the Locquirec town hall on 02 98 67 42 20, with same-day booking usually fine and short lunch stops sometimes allowed free. The drying harbour of Locquirec 0.5 nm to the SW provides provisioning at low water. Locquémeau harbour 2.9 nm to the NE offers a more sheltered fallback.

Ashore

A staircase from the shore leads up into the town, with restaurants, an ice cream stall and shops, though the buoys sit some way from the harbour to land. Grand Hôtel des Bains de Locquirec, built in 1898, setting of the film L'Hôtel de la Plage. GR34 coastal path passes the anchorage, with the sandy beach of the Sables Blancs 600 m to the west.

History

Locquirec takes its name from Saint Kirec, a 6th century Welsh monk. The 15th century church on the headland served as a landmark for local fishermen working the Baie de Lannion.