Anchorage

Rosmeur

Shelter: W, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage off the Port du Rosmeur, the fishing harbour of Douarnenez in Finistère, western Brittany. Sand bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE.

Mooring buoys
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Entry into the Baie de Douarnenez from the west, rounding the Pointe du Millier. The Rosmeur mole shelters the working harbour to the north. Anchor on fine sand south of the fishing fleet, clear of the fairway used by trawlers. The approach is scattered with fishing-pot buoys, so keep a sharp lookout, and the spot can be busy at night with the fleet working in and out. Exposed to north and northeast swell.

Practical

Mooring buoys are laid off the port and give easy landing at the Rosmeur quay; they are free for the first few nights in June then charged, with a 13 metre multihull billed 81 euros for two nights. There is no dedicated visitor pontoon, the active fishing port occupying the quays. Port du Rosmeur quay is 0,2 NM west. Port Rhu marina at 0,7 NM west has visitor berths, water, electricity and fuel. The town of Douarnenez with all shops sits directly behind the quay.

Ashore

Sentier des douaniers GR 34 starts from the port and runs along the bay towards the Pointe de Leydé. Port-musée de Douarnenez at Port Rhu with a fleet of preserved working boats, 0,7 NM west. Market at Halles de Douarnenez on Monday to Saturday, 300 m from the Rosmeur quay.

History

Douarnenez was the main sardine port of France in the 19th century, with more than 30 canneries active in 1900. The 1924 sardine workers strike, led by women cannery workers called Penn Sardin, is a landmark in French labour history.