Mouillage

Pointe Notre Dame

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Shelter: NW, N, NE, W
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Day anchorage on the Esterel coast south-west of Cannes, sand bottom below the red porphyry cliffs of the Corniche d'Or.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach by daylight only along the Corniche d'Or. Anchor on sand in about 5 metres. Shelter from N, NE, NW and W, fully exposed to any wind or swell from E to SW, when it rolls readily, so treat it as a fair-weather day stop and leave if an easterly makes up. The Corniche road and coastal railway run along the cliff behind, so some traffic noise carries down. No navigation lights on the point.

Practical

No services on the anchorage. Port de la Figueirette lies 0.8 NM NE for water, fuel and the first shops. Port La Galère is 2 NM NE, residential marina with limited visitor berths.

Ashore

Sentier du littoral runs along the cliff top between Théoule-sur-Mer and Anthéor, reachable by tender through the pebble coves. Massif de l'Esterel tracks climb to the Pic du Cap Roux at 453 m from the inland side. Red porphyry rocks that give the cliffs their colour have been quarried here since Roman times.