Best anchorages and harbours in French West Indies

Plage de la Perle

Anchorage off Plage de la Perle, 2.4 nm north of Deshaies on the north-west coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE round to S.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Goyave

Anchorage off Goyave on the east coast of Basse-Terre, in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Le Robert

Anchorage off Le Robert town, in the western part of Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port de Case-Pilote

Fishing and leisure harbour in Case-Pilote village, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Bellefontaine.

Anse Foucault

Cove on the west coast of Martinique, 0.85 miles south of the Anses-d'Arlet bourg, north-west of Morne Larcher. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Petit Îlet

Anchorage by Petit Îlet in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud, sheltered from every sector except the west and north-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Baie de Saint-Louis

The main yacht anchorage of Marie-Galante, in the bay of Saint-Louis on the west coast, about 20 miles south-east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Anse à l'Âne

Anchorage off the beach of Anse à l'Âne on the west coast of Les Trois-Îlets, inside one of the commune's buoyed mooring zones. Sand and weed, sheltered from east through south to south-west.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Anse à la Barque

Deep cove on the boundary of Bouillante and Vieux-Habitants, counted with Deshaies among the best-sheltered natural anchorages on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre. Sand bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Happy Bay

Anchorage off Happy Bay beach, 0.4 NM north-east of Friar's Bay, between Marigot and Grand Case on the north-west coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Anse du Bourg, Terre-de-Haut

Mooring field off the village of Terre-de-Haut in the bay of Les Saintes, the archipelago's main stop, 21 miles south of Pointe-à-Pitre.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Le Marin, mouillage ouest

Mooring-buoy field on the west side of the Le Marin bay, 0.45 miles south-west of the marina and next to the Carenantilles yard. Sand and mud, sheltered from every sector except the south and south-east.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Anse Mitan

Sandy cove at Les Trois-Îlets, south of Pointe du Bout, on the south shore of Fort-de-France bay.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baie des Flamands

Anchorage in Baie des Flamands, off the Fort-de-France waterfront, between Pointe Simon and Fort Saint-Louis.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Îlet Oscar

Anchorage under Îlet Oscar, off Le François on the Atlantic coast, next to the Baignoire de Joséphine.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Îlet du Gosier

Anchorage off Îlet du Gosier and its red and white lighthouse, on the south coast of Grande-Terre, 2.4 miles east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Le Carbet

Anchorage off Le Carbet village, on the Caribbean coast between Saint-Pierre and Bellefontaine.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse du Gouverneur

Anchorage off Gouverneur beach, a cliff-ringed bay on the south coast of Saint-Barthélemy, 1.3 NM south-east of Gustavia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Le Marin, mouillage est

Anchorage on the east side of the Le Marin bay, 0.3 miles south-east of Marina du Marin. Mostly sand with patches of rock, weed and mud, sheltered from every sector except the south-west.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Parcours Santé du Morne Cabri

Anchorage at the head of Fort-de-France bay, below the Morne Cabri fitness trail on the Le Lamentin shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Îlet Hardy

Anchorage by Îlet Hardy, one of the four islets of the Îlets de Sainte-Anne nature reserve, on the Atlantic side of the Sainte-Anne peninsula. Sand bottom, sheltered from south-west through north to north-east, open to the east and south-east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

La Lézarde

Anchorage at the mouth of the Lézarde, Martinique's longest river, at the head of Fort-de-France bay on the Le Lamentin shore.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Pointe du Bout

Anchorage off Pointe du Bout, 400 m from the marina, Les Trois-Îlets, across the bay from Fort-de-France.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bouillante

Anchorage in the bay off the town of Bouillante, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Îlet Cabrits

Anchorage off Îlet Cabrits at the southern tip of Martinique, 0.8 miles east of Grande Anse des Salines. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east, open to the south and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Marigot du Diamant

Bay of the Marigot du Diamant on the south coast of Martinique, east of the Diamant bourg. Sand and mud, sheltered from west through north to east, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Baie Gros Raisin

Small bay on the south side of the Caravelle peninsula, inside Baie du Galion on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Baie-Mahault

Anchorage off Baie-Mahault at the southern end of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, mud bottom in about 5 metres.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Bouées de l'Étang Z'Abricots

Field of 20 paying buoys run by the Étang Z'Abricots marina, at the head of Fort-de-France bay.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Sainte-Rose

Anchorage off the fishing harbour of Sainte-Rose, on the north coast of Basse-Terre at the western entrance of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE