Anchorage

Rade de Houat

3.6FranceMorbihan

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Shelter: NW, W
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Roadstead on the south-east side of Île de Houat, used as the natural waiting area for Port Saint-Gildas.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter from the east or south-east between Houat and the Île aux Chevaux reefs. Sand bottom with good holding at 4 to 8 metres. Shelter from NW and W, and some protection in northerly and north-easterly winds, but open to the south-east swell and to strong easterlies, which can veer in during the second half of the night. Port Saint-Gildas sits 0.7 nm to the NW when shelter is needed.

Practical

Anchoring only, no visitor buoys. Tender landing on the beach south of the port or at the dinghy pontoon inside Port Saint-Gildas; the bathing area is marked off by yellow buoys on the north side, with dinghy passage kept clear in the south-west and the middle of the bay. Rollers break at the beach edge, so land with care. Water point and waste on the port quay. Crowded from mid-July to late August, arrive before 17:00 to find swinging room.

Ashore

Village of Houat with bakery, grocery, post office and fish stall at 300 m from the port. Treac'h er Goured beach on the south shore at 700 m on foot, one of the longest sand beaches of the Mor Braz. Coastal GR34 variant circles the island in about 3 hours.