Best anchorages and harbours in French West Indies

Anse à Cointe

Buoy 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

Grand Case Sud

Southern 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

Anse de Grande Saline

Anchorage 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

Anse Dufour

Cove 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

Anse Figuier

Cove of Anse Figuier, east of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand and rock. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

La Poterie

Anchorage 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

Baie Orientale

Anchorage 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

Caraïbes Docks Services

Shipyard on the Carénage waterfront in Pointe-à-Pitre, formerly Lemaire Marine Services, working on yachts since 1990.

Anse Galet

Anchorage 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

Pointe Banane

Pointe 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

Rocher Créole

Rock 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

Pointe Cayot nord

Anchorage 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

La Colline

La Colline cove, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Case-Pilote.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Shell Beach

Anchorage off Shell Beach, the beach at the southern edge of Gustavia, 0.3 NM south of the harbour quays.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Baie du Marigot

Bay 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

Havre du Robert nord

Anchorage in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, near Îlet Petite Martinique, on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Plage du Diamant

Open 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

Time Out Boat Yard

Boatyard at Sandy Ground, on the French shore of the Simpson Bay lagoon, with around 70 spaces ashore for boats up to 16 metres.

Bellefontaine

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Constouchia

Constouchia anchorage, on the Atlantic coast between Le François and Le Vauclin.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Îlet Caret

Sand 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

Marina Port La Royale

Marina in Marigot, on the French side of the Simpson Bay lagoon, reached from the sea through the Sandy Ground bridge.

Anse Crawen

Anchorage in Anse Crawen on the south-west coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 1.2 miles south-west of the village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Îlet Duquesnay

Anchorage by Îlet Duquesnay on the west shore of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, 1 mile south-west of Marina du Marin. Sand bottom, sheltered from every sector except the south and south-east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Anse Dupuy

Anchorage in Anse Dupuy, the bay of the Vieux-Fort fishing harbour at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Potence Bay

Anchorage north of Marigot, 0.4 NM north-east of Marina Fort Louis, sand bottom off a small beach.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Sainte-Luce

Anchorage off Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered only from north-west through north-east, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Prêcheur

Anchorage off Le Prêcheur village, the last commune on the Caribbean coast before the northern tip of Martinique.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Sainte-Anne ouest

Anchorage on the west side of Sainte-Anne bay on the south coast of Grande-Terre, weed bottom, beside the fishing harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Grand-Bourg

Anchorage off Grand-Bourg on the south-west coast of Marie-Galante, sand and rock bottom, beside the island's main harbour.

• Sheltered N, NE, E