Best anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast
219 documented anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFrancePlage de la Grande Conche / Plage des Ovaires
5.0Open bay on the south-east shore of the Île d'Yeu, in the Vendée, with a sand bottom and a ban on anchoring over the seagrass beds.
- Sheltered W, SW
2AnchorageFranceFouras - Port Nord
5.0Anchorage on the north shore of the Fouras peninsula, Charente-Maritime, looking across the Rade des Basques toward the Île-d'Aix.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
3AnchorageFranceRoche-Bernard
5.0Anchorage on the river Vilaine at La Roche-Bernard, upstream of the Arzal dam and lock, southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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L’eguille/seudre
4.9River anchorage on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom, opposite the oyster village of L'Éguille-sur-Seudre.
- Sheltered W
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Tahiti Beach
4.9Anchorage off Plage Tahiti on the Cap Ferret peninsula in Arcachon Bay, sand bottom with rock and seagrass patches, sheltered from N, NE and E.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
6AnchorageFranceLa Roche-Bernard
4.9River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
7AnchorageFranceConche des Baleines
4.9Sand-bottomed bay on the northwest tip of the Île de Ré, around 40 moorings, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW winds.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
8AnchorageFranceRivedoux Plage
4.8Open anchorage off the east coast of the Ile de Re, just south of the Ile de Re bridge linking the island to La Rochelle.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
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Vilaine
4.8River anchorage on the Vilaine above the Arzal dam, between Arzal-Camoël and La Roche-Bernard, southern Morbihan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
10AnchorageFrancePort d Toul'Ru
4.8Mooring field of 200 buoys off Mesquer in the Baie de Pont-Mahé, Pays de la Loire, between the Pointe de Merquel and the salt marshes of Guérande.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
11AnchorageFranceSucé sur Erdre
4.8River anchorage on the Erdre north of Nantes, in a widened reach of the river classed among the protected landscapes of the Loire-Atlantique.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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Plage de la Terrière
4.8Open anchorage off a long sand beach at La Tranche-sur-Mer, Vendée, facing the Pertuis Breton.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
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Mouillage des Sabias
4.8Anchorage on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, two miles from Port-Joinville, sheltered from winds from the north sector.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
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L’Isle
4.8Anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, mud bottom, well sheltered by surrounding wooded banks.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE
15AnchorageFranceSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
4.7Anchorage off the estuary of the Vie on the Vendée coast, sand bottom, shelter from NW through E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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Île Dumet
4.6Anchorage off Ile Dumet, a 7-hectare island 3 NM off the Mesquer coast in southern Brittany.
- Sheltered NE, E
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Embarcadère de Lamarque
4.6River anchorage off the Lamarque ferry landing on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Médoc, opposite Blaye.
- Sheltered W
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Banc d'Arguin
4.6Shifting sandbank at the entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon, facing the Dune du Pilat, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
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La Blanche Plate
4.6Anchorage on the northern shore of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, between La Flotte and Saint-Martin-de-Ré, on sand.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 20AnchorageFrance
Le Gourcq
4.5Sand-bottom anchorage in New Aquitaine, sheltered from N, SW, W and NW, off the Cazaux lake shoreline.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
21AnchorageFranceLa Rochelle before marina
4.5Waiting anchorage west of the Port des Minimes entrance in La Rochelle, used before lock openings or when berths are full.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
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Anse de l’Iboga
4.5Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
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Plages des Anneries
4.5Shallow beach anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Ré, east of the Pointe du Grouin, in New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
24AnchorageFranceAnse de la Maleconche
4.5Sandy anchorage on the north-east coast of Île d'Oléron, 1.2 nm east of Le Douhet harbour.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
25AnchorageFrancePointe du Chatelet
4.5Anchorage off the northwest tip of the Ile d'Yeu, near the Grand Phare and the wild Cote Sauvage.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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Bonne Anse
4.4Tidal bay on the northern side of the Gironde estuary mouth, between Pointe de la Coubre and La Palmyre.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW
27AnchorageFranceLe Canon
4.4Anchorage off the village of Le Canon on the north shore of Arcachon Bay, on the Cap Ferret peninsula.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
28AnchorageFranceBaby Plage
4.4Anchorage off Baby Plage on the Île de Ré, in the Pertuis d'Antioche, Charente-Maritime.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
29AnchorageFrancePointe de Mindin
4.3Anchorage in the Loire estuary, on the south bank at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, opposite Saint-Nazaire.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
30AnchorageFranceLac d'Hourtin
4.3Anchorage on Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans in the Médoc, France's largest natural freshwater lake at around 62 km2, west of the Gironde vineyards.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW