Best anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast
185 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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1HarbourFranceLa Tremblade
5.0Port of 115 berths on the Seudre estuary, in the heart of the Marennes-Oléron oyster basin in Charente-Maritime.
- 2HarbourPénestin, France
Port Vilaine Maritime
5.0Marina of 130 berths on the lower Vilaine, at Pénestin in Morbihan, Brittany.
3HarbourNantes, FrancePonton Belem
4.8Dedicated berth of 15 places on the Loire at Nantes, named after the three-masted barque Belem which calls there.
4HarbourNantes, FrancePort de l'Erdre
4.8River port of 50 berths on the Erdre at Nantes, upstream of the Saint-Félix lock, in Pays de la Loire.
5HarbourBoyardville, FranceBoyardville
4.7Marina of 180 berths on the east coast of the Île d'Oléron, facing Fort Boyard and the Île d'Aix.
6HarbourFranceLa Rochelle - Vieux port
4.7Historic wet dock in the heart of La Rochelle, 390 berths between the Tour Saint-Nicolas and the Tour de la Chaîne, Charente-Maritime.
7HarbourJard-sur-Mer, FranceJard-sur-Mer
4.6Tidal marina in southern Vendée, 716 berths, maximum draught 1.3 m, on the coast between Les Sables-d'Olonne and La Tranche-sur-Mer.
8HarbourCordemais, FranceCordemais
4.6River port of around 60 berths on the north bank of the Loire estuary, 20 km upstream of Saint-Nazaire.
9HarbourTalmont, FranceTalmont sur Gironde
4.6Small tidal port on the Gironde estuary below the cliff of Talmont, in Charente-Maritime.
10HarbourLa flotte en ré, FranceLa Flotte en Ré
4.6Drying harbour on the north coast of Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, with a retention gate keeping about 200 pontoon berths afloat.
11HarbourFranceChantier Des Fontaines
4.5Boatyard and dry storage at Port-des-Barques, at the mouth of the Charente river, Charente-Maritime.
12HarbourÎle-d'Yeu, FrancePort Joinville - Île d'Yeu
4.5Main harbour of the Île d'Yeu on the north coast of the island, 648 berths, maximum draught 3 m, 13 nautical miles from the mainland at Fromentine.
- 13HarbourArs-en-Ré, France
Ars-en-Ré - Bassin de la Criée
4.5Tidal marina on the north shore of the Île de Ré, inside the Fier d'Ars lagoon, 550 berths, maximum draught 2 m.
14HarbourLe Château-d'Oléron, FranceChâteau D Oleron
4.5Tidal harbour of 200 berths on the eastern coast of Oleron island, facing the Brouage marshes in Charente-Maritime.
15HarbourSables D'Olonnes, FranceQuai Garnier
4.5Town-quay pontoons on the Chaume side of the Les Sables-d'Olonne channel, 120 berths, maximum draught 1.5 m.
16HarbourBordeaux, FrancePonton Cité du Vin, Bordeaux
4.5River pontoon on the Garonne at the foot of the Cité du Vin building in Bordeaux, used by river shuttles and visiting yachts waiting for the lock.
17HarbourChaillevette, FranceChatressac
4.4Oyster port of 60 berths on a tidal creek of the Seudre estuary, commune of Chaillevette in Charente-Maritime.
18HarbourLes Sables-d'Olonne, FranceLes Sables d'Olonne - Port Olona
4.3Non-tidal marina in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1400 berths, maximum draught 5 m, starting harbour of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race.
19HarbourPeyrehorade, FrancePort des Gaves Réunis
4.3Tidal river port at Peyrehorade, Landes, at the confluence of the Gave de Pau and the Gave d'Oloron, about 30 km upstream from the Adour estuary at Bayonne.
20HarbourPiriac sur mer, FrancePiriac-sur-Mer
4.3Marina on the presqu'île guérandaise north of La Turballe, 830 berths behind a breakwater, in a village labelled Petite Cité de Caractère.
- 21HarbourLa Palmyre, France
La Palmyre - Bonne-Anse
4.2Marina of 360 berths inside the Bonne Anse lagoon at the northern entrance of the Gironde estuary, on the Côte de Beauté.
- 22HarbourArs-en-Ré, France
Ars-en-Ré - Bassin de la Prée
4.2Tidal basin of the port of Ars-en-Re on the north shore of the Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime.
23HarbourFranceHourtin Port
4.2Small inland marina on Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans in the Médoc, the largest natural freshwater lake in France.
- 24HarbourCazaux, France
Port de Cazaux
4.2Inland harbour of 350 berths on the lake of Cazaux-Sanguinet, south of Arcachon, not connected to the sea.
25HarbourSaint Gilles Croix De Vie, FrancePort-La-Vie
4.2Marina of 1 000 berths at the mouth of the Vie river in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, on the Vendee coast.
- 26HarbourBiscarosse, France
Port Maguide
4.1Lakeside marina of 500 berths on the north shore of Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis, in the Landes.
27HarbourFrancePort Lavigne
4.1Tidal harbour on the Loire estuary, on the south bank downstream of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire.
28HarbourSaint-Denis-d'Oléron, FranceSaint-Denis-d'Oléron
4.1Marina of 730 berths at the northern tip of the Île d'Oléron, the largest marina on the island.
29HarbourFranceSucé Sur Erdre
4.1Small river marina on the Erdre, 15 km north of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire. Nine berths, max draught 1 m.
30HarbourAngers, FranceAngers - cale de la savate
4.1River pontoon on the Maine in central Angers, about 20 berths for river cruising boats in Pays de la Loire.