Anchorage

San-Giuliano

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Shelter: W
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sandy roadstead off the long beach of San-Giuliano, on the eastern coast of Corsica between Bastia and Solenzara.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Open approach from the east with no offshore dangers close to the coast. The foreshore shoals gently, so anchor well off the beach on sand in 4 to 8 metres, holding generally good. Protection from westerly winds only; the bay is fully open to the Tyrrhenian swell, and a swell often rolls in by morning even in light winds, so the anchorage becomes untenable with any easterly breeze.

Practical

No infrastructure afloat. Nearest all-weather refuge is Port Taverna, 4.4 NM to the north. Solenzara lies 25.6 NM to the south. The village of Moriani-Plage faces the beach with shops and restaurants within walking distance of the shoreline.

Ashore

Long sand beach of Moriani-Plage running several kilometres north and south. Étang de Diane and Roman remains of Aléria accessible by road roughly 20 km south.