Best anchorages and harbours in French West Indies

Anse Robert Est

Anchorage in the southern part of Le Robert harbour, Atlantic coast, 900 m east of Marina du Robert.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Chaudière

Chaudière anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Pointe des Pères

Anchorage by Pointe des Pères, just north of Vieux-Fort at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, rock and weed bottom with seagrass.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe Fouillole

Anchorage off Pointe Fouillole in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, mud bottom, 0.4 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port de Grand-Bourg

Main harbour of Marie-Galante, at Grand-Bourg on the island's south-west coast, about 24 miles south-south-east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

Port de La Désirade

Harbour of La Désirade on the island's south coast, the arrival point for the ferries from Saint-François, 11.6 miles to the west.

Marigot Sud

Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Anse à la Barque on the Vieux-Habitants coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe Marin

Anchorage off Pointe Marin, at the entrance of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, 0.8 miles north of the Sainte-Anne anchorage. Sand and rock, sheltered from east through south-east to south, open to the north and west.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Anse de Sainte-Anne

Anchorage in the bay of Sainte-Anne on the south coast of Grande-Terre, sand bottom, 7.1 miles west of Saint-François.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Vieux-Habitants

Anchorage off the beach of Vieux-Habitants, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse Céron

Small cove on the south coast of Martinique between Sainte-Luce and Le Diamant. Rock and mud bottom, sheltered from west through north to east, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Grand'Rivière

Small fishing harbour at Grand'Rivière, on the northern tip of Martinique below the north flank of Montagne Pelée.

Les Petits Saints

Rocks at the south-west entrance to Gustavia harbour, 0.3 NM west of the quays, with mooring buoys on sand.

• Sheltered NE, E

Mont Fortune

Anchorage in the eastern part of the Simpson Bay lagoon, off Mont Fortune, 0.9 NM north of Lagoon Marina in Cole Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Baie du Galion, fond de baie

Anchorage at the head of Baie du Galion, on the Atlantic coast between Le Robert and La Trinité.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Le Vauclin

Anchorage off the bourg of Le Vauclin on the Atlantic coast of Martinique. Sand and weed, sheltered only from north-west through south-west.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Îlet à Ramiers, côté sud

Anchorage 0.4 miles south-west of Îlet à Ramiers, off the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula. Sand and rock, sheltered from north-east through east to south.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Terre-de-Bas, côte est

Anchorage on the east side of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, facing Terre-de-Haut across the channel, sand bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Marina de Port-Louis

Small marina of Port-Louis on the north-west coast of Grande-Terre, at the north-eastern entrance to the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin.

Plage de Case Navire

Case Navire beach in Schœlcher, on the north shore of Fort-de-France bay, where anchoring is prohibited because of a submarine cable area.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Cul-de-sac de Jarry

Anchorage in the cul-de-sac off the Jarry industrial area in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin, mud bottom, 3 miles west of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pointe-à-Pitre, Mémorial ACTe

Anchorage in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour off the Mémorial ACTe, mud bottom, 0.8 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Les Roches Noires

Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Marina de Rivière-Sens, in Gourbeyre, sand and weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from N through SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baie des Petites Cayes

Small bay on the north coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.7 NM north-east of Anse Marcel, inside the Saint-Martin national nature reserve.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Site de l'épave

Organised mooring zone around a wreck in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 3.2 nm east of Sainte-Rose, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse du Figuier

Anchorage on the south coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 0.6 miles south of the village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Baillif

Anchorage off the beach of Baillif, 1.5 nm north-west of Basse-Terre town on the leeward coast, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de Saint-Pée

Bay on the south shore of Le Robert harbour, on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse Corossol

Anchorage off the village of Corossol, 0.7 NM north-west of Gustavia harbour on the west coast of Saint-Barthélemy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baie de l'Embouchure

Bay of Le Galion on the east coast of French Saint-Martin, 0.6 NM south of Orient Bay, with sand and weed bottom off the beach.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S