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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- 151MouillageMartinique
Anse Turin
3.5Cove north of Le Carbet village, on the Caribbean coast, where Paul Gauguin and Charles Laval stayed in 1887.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 152MouillageMartinique
Anse Fortune
3.5Small cove on the west coast of Martinique, 0.7 miles north of Grande Anse d'Arlet. Sand and rock, sheltered from east through south-east to south.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 153MouillageSt. Barthélemy
Île Chevreau
3.5Day anchorage by Île Chevreau, an islet off the north-west coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 0.9 NM north-east of Anse du Colombier.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 154MouillageMartinique
Vatable
3.5Anchorage off Vatable in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Sand and mud, sheltered from east through south to west, open to the north.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 155MouillageSt. Martin
Grand Étang de Simsonbaai
3.4Western part of the Simpson Bay lagoon on the French side, 1.9 NM west of Port La Royale, an enclosed anchorage with sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 156MouillageGuadeloupe
Port de pêche de Sainte-Anne
3.4Anchorage opposite the fishing harbour of Sainte-Anne on the south coast of Grande-Terre, mud bottom, a usual stop between Bas-du-Fort and Saint-François.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 157MouillageMartinique
Pointe Cayot
3.4Anchorage south-west of Pointe Cayot, charted as Pointe Cailloux, in the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand and weed with seagrass, sheltered from north-east through south to south-west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 158MouillageMartinique
Loup Garou
3.4Sand cay off Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast, protected by a biotope protection order since 2002.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 159MouillageGuadeloupe
Rivière-Sens Nord
3.4Anchorage on the north side of Marina de Rivière-Sens, south of Basse-Terre town, sand and weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from N through SE.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 160MouillageGuadeloupe
Deshaies Sud
3.4Anchorage 0.7 nm south of Deshaies harbour, on the south side of the bay, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 161MouillageGuadeloupe
Anse Caraïbe
3.4Cove with a beach on the Pointe-Noire coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand, rock and weed bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 162MouillageGuadeloupe
Anse à Cointe
3.4Buoy field in Anse à Cointe on the west coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, next to the Pain de Sucre, 1 mile west of the village.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 163MouillageSt. Martin
Grand Case Sud
3.4Southern end of Grand Case bay, 0.5 NM south-west of the main anchorage, on the north-west coast of French Saint-Martin.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 164MouillageSt. Barthélemy
Anse de Grande Saline
3.3Anchorage off Grande Saline beach on the south coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 0.7 NM east of Anse du Gouverneur, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 165MouillageMartinique
Anse Dufour
3.3Cove on the west coast of Martinique between Anse Noire and Grande Anse d'Arlet. White bioclastic sand beach, bottom of sand and weed, sheltered from east through south to south-west.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 166MouillageMartinique
Anse Figuier
3.3Cove of Anse Figuier, east of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand and rock. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 167MouillageMartinique
La Poterie
3.3Anchorage off the Village de la Poterie, east of the Trois-Îlets bourg on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Sand and mud, sheltered from east through south to west, open to the north.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 168MouillageSt. Martin
Baie Orientale
3.3Anchorage in Orient Bay, the long beach on the east coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.3 NM south of Caye Verte.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 169MouillageGuadeloupe
Anse Galet
3.3Anchorage in Anse Galet, west of the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom in about 10 metres.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 170MouillageMartinique
Pointe Banane
3.3Pointe Banane anchorage, on the south shore of Baie du Galion, Atlantic coast between Le Robert and La Trinité.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 171MouillageSt. Martin
Rocher Créole
3.3Rock islet 0.7 NM north of Grand Case bay, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, with reserve mooring buoys and no anchoring.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 172MouillageMartinique
Pointe Cayot nord
3.3Anchorage off the north side of Pointe Cayot, charted as Pointe Cailloux, in the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-west, open to the west and north-west.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 173MouillageMartinique
La Colline
3.3La Colline cove, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Case-Pilote.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 174MouillageSt. Barthélemy
Shell Beach
3.3Anchorage off Shell Beach, the beach at the southern edge of Gustavia, 0.3 NM south of the harbour quays.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 175MouillageGuadeloupe
Baie du Marigot
3.2Bay on the north coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand and weed bottom, 0.7 miles north-east of the village.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 176MouillageMartinique
Havre du Robert nord
3.2Anchorage in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, near Îlet Petite Martinique, on the Atlantic coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 177MouillageMartinique
Plage du Diamant
3.2Open roadstead off the beach of Le Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, facing Diamond Rock. Sand bottom, sheltered only from north-west through north-east.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 178MouillageMartinique
Bellefontaine
3.2Anchorage off Bellefontaine village, on the Caribbean coast between Case-Pilote and Le Carbet.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 179MouillageMartinique
Constouchia
3.2Constouchia anchorage, on the Atlantic coast between Le François and Le Vauclin.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 180MouillageGuadeloupe
Îlet Caret
3.2Sand islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 4.1 nm east of Sainte-Rose, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed by the commune of Sainte-Rose.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W