Best anchorages and harbours in French West Indies
236 documented anchorages and harbours in French West Indies, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 1AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Saint-Aubin
4.9Anchorage under Îlet Saint-Aubin, north of La Trinité on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 2AnchorageGuadeloupe
mouillage de Murphy
4.9Anchorage on the Pointe-Noire coast between Baille-Argent and Anse Guyonneau, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 3AnchorageMartinique
Baie des Anglais
4.8Bay on the Atlantic side of the Sainte-Anne peninsula, behind a coral reef, with a mangrove of about 70 hectares at its head. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector except the south-east. Rated 4.7 out of 5 by Navily users.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
- 4AnchorageMartinique
Gros Îlet, au large
4.8Anchorage off Gros Îlet in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector according to Navily.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 5AnchorageMartinique
Pointe la Rose
4.8Anchorage under Pointe la Rose, on the south shore of Le Robert harbour, Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 6AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlets Pigeon
4.8Two islets of about 8 ha in all, 1,100 m off Malendure beach in Bouillante, in the middle of the cœur marin of the Parc national de la Guadeloupe known as the Réserve Cousteau. Mooring buoys only.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W
- 7AnchorageSt. Martin
Grand Îlet
4.8Paying mooring spot by Grand Îlet in the Simpson Bay lagoon, 1.3 NM south-west of Port La Royale, sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 8AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Île Fourchue
4.8Uninhabited islet 4.8 NM north-west of Gustavia, its bay ringed by bare hills, inside the Saint-Barthélemy nature reserve with ecological mooring buoys.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 9AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Baie de Saint-Jean
4.8Bay on the north coast of Saint-Barthélemy, below the end of the airport runway, 1 NM east of Gustavia across the island, where anchoring is not allowed.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 10AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet la Biche
4.7Islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 2.9 nm east of Sainte-Rose, inside the cœur of the Parc national de la Guadeloupe. Sand, rock and weed bottom, small beach.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 11AnchorageGuadeloupe
Plage de Petite Anse
4.7Anchorage off Petite Anse beach on the leeward coast between Deshaies and Pointe-Noire, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 12AnchorageSt. Barthélemy
Anse du Colombier
4.7Bay at the north-west tip of Saint-Barthélemy, 2 NM north-west of Gustavia, inside the Saint-Barthélemy nature reserve, with ecological mooring buoys over seagrass.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 13AnchorageGuadeloupe
Petite Anse
4.7Cove just south of Pointe des Tortues, 0.4 nm north of Anse à la Barque, on the coast of Vieux-Habitants. Sand bottom, beach, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 14AnchorageMartinique
Anse Four à Chaux
4.7Cove between Bellefontaine and Le Carbet, on the Caribbean coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 15AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlets de Petite-Terre
4.7Buoy field in the lagoon between Terre-de-Bas and Terre-de-Haut, the two islets of the Petite-Terre national nature reserve, about 10 miles east-south-east of Saint-François.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, SW, S, SE
- 16AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse La Frais
4.6Anchorage on the west coast of Marie-Galante beside the Folle Anse harbour, sand bottom, 1.2 miles south-west of Saint-Louis.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 17AnchorageMartinique
Baie du Trésor
4.6Bay on the south side of the Caravelle peninsula, east of Tartane, added in December 2025 to the Caravelle peninsula national nature reserve.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 18AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse à Dos
4.6Anchorage on the south coast of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 3.7 miles west-south-west of the Terre-de-Haut mooring field.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 19AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet à Cabrit, anse sous le Vent
4.6Buoy field in the Anse sous le Vent on Îlet à Cabrit, an uninhabited islet facing the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, 0.8 miles across the bay.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 20AnchorageMartinique
Les Boucaniers
4.6Beach of Les Boucaniers on the west side of the Pointe Marin peninsula, Sainte-Anne. Anchoring has been prohibited off this beach since the end of 2022.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 21AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse du Souffleur, La Désirade
4.6Anchorage off the Souffleur beach on the south coast of La Désirade, sand and rock bottom, 1.8 miles east of the harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 22AnchorageMartinique
Embouchure de la rivière Salée
4.6Anchorage at the mouth of the Rivière Salée, in the south-east corner of Fort-de-France bay.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 23AnchorageMartinique
Îlet Chancel
4.6Anchorage under Îlet Chancel, in Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast. The islet is private land protected by a biotope protection order since 2005.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 24AnchorageGuadeloupe
Anse Canot
4.5Anchorage off the golden sand beach of Anse Canot, north of Saint-Louis on the west coast of Marie-Galante, on sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 25AnchorageGuadeloupe
Îlet Fortune
4.5Anchorage off Îlet Fortune, an islet in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin off Goyave, rocky bottom.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 26AnchorageMartinique
Petite Grenade
4.5Petite Grenade anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 27AnchorageMartinique
Havre du Robert - Îlet Petite Martinique
4.5Anchorage under Îlet Petite Martinique, in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 28AnchorageGuadeloupe
Petit-Havre
4.5Natural anchorage at Petit-Havre on the south coast of Grande-Terre, between Le Gosier and Sainte-Anne, on sand, rock and weed.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 29AnchorageSt. Martin
Baie aux Prunes
4.5Anchorage off the beach of Baie aux Prunes, in the Terres Basses on the west coast of French Saint-Martin, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 30AnchorageGuadeloupe
Pointe des Tortues
4.5Anchorage by Pointe des Tortues, between Bouillante and Anse à la Barque on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from N through S on the east side.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE