- Shelter
- NE, E, SE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage on the Rance estuary near La Richardais, between Saint-Malo and Dinard.
- Mooring buoys
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Enter via the Rance maritime downstream of the Rance tidal barrage lock. Mud bottom. Sheltered from NE, E and SE; exposed to the W and SW sectors that funnel up the estuary.
Practical
Forain anchorage. Centre Nautique de La Richardais lies 0.8 nm W, Port Minic 1.7 nm S for refuge in westerlies. Strong tidal streams linked to the barrage lock cycle.
History
The Rance tidal power station, commissioned in 1966 between La Richardais and Saint-Servan, was the world's first tidal power plant and still regulates the estuary upstream of this anchorage.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 48.60144, -2.01214 (48°36.09'N 2°0.73'W)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north-east, east, south-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Services
- Mooring buoys
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Port Laurent lies at 48°36.09'N 2°0.73'W, that is 48.60144, -2.01214 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Port Laurent sheltered from?
Port Laurent is sheltered from north-east, east, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Port Laurent?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Port Laurent.
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