Mouillage

Punta De l'Ocell

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

Rocky anchorage on the Côte Vermeille, immediately south of Cerbère and just north of the Spanish border at Cap Cerbère.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the east in settled weather, under an impressive cliff on the Spanish border. The bottom is mostly rock with only a few sand patches, so drop on the sand, check the set and treat it as a fair weather lunch stop. Water is deep close in to the cliff. Sheltered from NW through N to SW, open to E and SE. Port de Cerbère lies 0.5 nm NW as a refuge, Banyuls-sur-Mer 3.2 nm NW.

Practical

No facilities. Day anchorage only. All supplies at Cerbère, 0.5 nm NW.

Ashore

The Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve begins just north, the oldest marine reserve in metropolitan France, created in 1974. Underwater trail at Peyrefite beach, 1 nm NW. Coastal path GR 10 passes above the cove. A small underwater cave full of life opens at the foot of the cliff, reachable only from the water, in clear water thick with fish.