Anchorage

Réserve de Saparella

4.9FranceCorsica

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Shelter: NE, E, S, SE
Seabed: rock, algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the Gulf of Valinco, off the Saparella coastline north of Porto Pollo.

Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Beach
Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south-west across the Gulf of Valinco. The bottom is rock mixed with posidonia and poor for anchoring, and the 15 buoys belong to the restaurant and suit small boats. Call ahead on +33611831863 and a RIB comes out to guide boats in, as the buoys are grey and hard to see until close. Larger boats anchor off in 6 to 10 m. Watch the rocks along the shore, with a dangerous reef off the beach. Sheltered from NE through E to SE but open to the prevailing west and south-west swell, and protection is thin at night, rolling even in no wind. In a north-west swell the restaurant directs boats to Cacalu cove just west and ferries crews across by dinghy.

Practical

15 moorings on buoys. No services on site. Porto Pollo 5 nm to the SE has a fuel berth, water and a small marina. Port Tino Rossi at Ajaccio lies 9.2 nm to the north for full services.

Ashore

The Saparella beach restaurant is the draw here, a gastronomic table at around 70 to 80 euros per person known for its langouste pasta, with a beach bar for sunset drinks. Coastal path along the maquis-covered shore. Beaches of Cala di Saparella and Cupabia within 1 nm. Porto Pollo village at 5 nm offers restaurants, a grocery and a dive centre.