Best anchorages and harbours in French West Indies

Anse Marcel

Anchorage in Anse Marcel, a bay on the north coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.3 NM north-west of the marina entrance.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Le Moule

Anchorage off Le Moule on the Atlantic coast of Grande-Terre, sand bottom, 6.4 miles north-west of Saint-François.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse Accul

Anchorage in Anse Accul on the west side of Sainte-Anne, south coast of Grande-Terre, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

La Rade de Saint-Pierre

Organised mooring field of 80 buoys off Saint-Pierre, the former capital of Martinique destroyed by the 1902 eruption of Montagne Pelée, on the north Caribbean coast.

Baie de Marigot

Mooring field in Marigot Bay, off the capital of French Saint-Martin, 0.3 NM south-west of Marina Fort Louis.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Case-Pilote

Anchorage off Case-Pilote village, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Bellefontaine.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Source Chaude du Curé

Anchorage off the Bain du Curé hot spring at Pointe à l'Abbé, in the Pigeon district of Bouillante, weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Grand Îlet

Anchorage off Grand Îlet, south of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 1.9 miles south-south-west of the village.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Pointe d'Alet

Anchorage under Pointe d'Alet, between Anse Mitan and Anse à l'Âne, in Les Trois-Îlets.

• Sheltered E, SE

Anse Meunier

Cove north of the Salines beaches on the Sainte-Anne peninsula, south of Martinique. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east to south-east, open to the south and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Rade de Gustavia

Outer harbour anchorage of Gustavia, 0.4 NM west of the quays, the main anchorage for boats visiting Saint-Barthélemy.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Le Carbet sud

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

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Îlet du Vieux-Fort

Anchorage off Vieux-Fort at the northern tip of Marie-Galante, on sand, rock and seagrass, 2.7 miles north of the bay of Saint-Louis.

• Sheltered N, E, SE

Pointe Blanche

Small anchorage at Pointe Blanche on the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula, 0.2 miles south of Îlet à Ramiers. Sand and rock, sheltered from north through east to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse Deshaies

Bay of Deshaies, in the north-west of Basse-Terre, with a field of paying buoys and an anchoring zone off the village. Sand and rock bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Anse Fideling

Anchorage in Anse Fideling on the south-east coast of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, sand, gravel and seagrass bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

North Curve, Tintamarre

Bay on Tintamarre, 0.5 NM north-east of Baie Blanche, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve, where anchoring is forbidden.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Pointe Borgnesse

Beach near Pointe Borgnesse, between Sainte-Luce and the entrance of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand and weed. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Îlet à Ramiers

Anchorage by Îlet à Ramiers, a wooded rock of about 3 hectares off the west coast of Les Trois-Îlets, 0.7 miles west of Anse à l'Âne. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north through east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Port de Pigeon

Small harbour at Pigeon, in Bouillante, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre. The Îlets Pigeon, known to divers as the Réserve Cousteau, lie 0.8 nm offshore.

Bellevue

Lagoon anchorage off Bellevue, on the French side of the Simpson Bay lagoon, 0.5 NM south-west of Port La Royale.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, W, NW

La Blanchette

Anchorage at La Blanchette, between Baillif and Vieux-Habitants on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Marina Bas-du-Fort

The main marina of Guadeloupe, between Pointe-à-Pitre and Le Gosier on the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin, with about 1,150 berths on 16 pontoons.

Baie Blanche, Tintamarre

Buoy field off Baie Blanche, the west-facing beach of Tintamarre, an island of 1.2 km² inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie Nettlé

Lagoon anchorage off Baie Nettlé, on the strip of land west of Sandy Ground, 1.1 NM west of Port La Royale.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Îlet à Cochon

Mooring field off Îlet à Cochon at the entrance to Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, run by Marina Bas-du-Fort, 0.5 miles south-west of the marina.

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

Pointe de la Saline

Anchorage at Pointe de la Saline on the south coast of Grande-Terre, sand and weed bottom, 3.1 miles east of Îlet du Gosier.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Anse Guyonneau

Cove with a beach on the Pointe-Noire coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Le Prêcheur nord

Anchorage north of Le Prêcheur village, on the north Caribbean coast below the cliffs.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anses-d'Arlet, anse du Bourg

Mooring area off the bourg of Les Anses-d'Arlet on the west coast of Martinique, facing the church of Saint-Henri. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE