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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31HarbourLe Pellerin, Francele pellerin
4.1River port on the Loire in Loire-Atlantique, about 15 km downstream from Nantes on the left bank.
32HarbourLa Roche-Bernard, FrancePort de la Roche Bernard
4.0River port of 563 berths on the Vilaine, 8 nautical miles upstream from the Arzal dam, in Morbihan, Brittany.
- 33HarbourBordeaux, France
Port de plaisance de Bordeaux
4.0City-centre marina on the Garonne river in Bordeaux, 278 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 12.
34HarbourFranceLa Marechal
4.0Small river port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde area of northern Médoc.
- 35HarbourFrance
Port Adhoc Soubise
4.0Dry port and boatyard of 240 places on the right bank of the Charente at Soubise, facing Rochefort; the afloat pontoon takes only a handful of boats and dries at low water.
36HarbourBordeaux, FranceBordeaux quai d’attente du Basin
4.0Waiting quay on the Garonne in Bordeaux, used by yachts before entering the lock of the Bassins à flot.
37HarbourTalmont Saint Hilaire, FrancePort Bourgenay
4.0Purpose-built marina of 640 berths on the Vendee coast, south of Les Sables-d'Olonne, at the edge of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
38HarbourFranceHalte nautique de Blaye
4.0Pontoon halt on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Citadelle de Blaye, a Vauban fortification inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
39HarbourCordemais, FranceLoire Nautic Services
3.9Boatyard and pontoon on the right bank of the Loire at Cordemais, 20 NM upstream from Saint-Nazaire.
40HarbourNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, FranceNoirmoutier-en-L'île
3.9Lock harbour on the east side of Noirmoutier island, at the head of the Étier de l'Arceau, 2 NM south of L'Herbaudière.
- 41HarbourTaillebourg, France
Port d’Envaux
3.9River port on the Charente at Saint-Saturnin-de-Séchaud, between Taillebourg and Saintes in New Aquitaine.
42HarbourRochefort, FranceRochefort
3.9Marina of 320 berths in the Bassin 1 of the former royal arsenal of Rochefort, on the Charente river.
43HarbourParentis-en-Born, FranceMoutéou
3.9Small freshwater marina on Lake Parentis-Biscarrosse, on the commune of Parentis-en-Born in the Landes.
- 44HarbourLe Douhet, France
Le Douhet
3.9Marina of 300 berths on the north-east coast of the Île d'Oléron, near Saint-Georges-d'Oléron.
45HarbourAndrenos-les-Bains, FrancePort du Bétey
3.8Tidal harbour of 151 berths on the north-east shore of Arcachon Bay, at Andernos-les-Bains.
46HarbourLa Turballe, FranceLa Turballe
3.8Fishing and leisure harbour of 329 berths on the Guérande peninsula, between Le Croisic and Piriac-sur-Mer, first sardine port of France.
47HarbourSaint-Martin-de-Ré, FranceSaint-Martin-de-Ré
3.8Tidal port on the north coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, inside the star-shaped Vauban fortifications.
- 48HarbourFrance
Halte nautique
3.8River halt on the Loire in Pays de la Loire, about 5 NM downstream of Oudon. VHF 10.
49HarbourPornic, FrancePornic
3.8Marina of 914 berths at Pornic in southern Loire-Atlantique, split between the Vieux Port under the castle and the Noëveillard basin on the Côte de Jade.
50HarbourFrancePort de la Vigne
3.8Small tidal oyster-farmers harbour on the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.
51HarbourPauillac, FrancePauillac
3.8Drying river marina of 125 berths on the west bank of the Gironde estuary, at Pauillac in the Médoc, about 30 nautical miles upstream from Royan, where boats take the ground at low water.
52HarbourLe Pouligen, FranceLa Baule - Le Pouliguen
3.8Tidal harbour at the mouth of the étier du Pouliguen between La Baule and Le Pouliguen in southern Brittany, 820 berths.
53HarbourRoyan, FranceRoyan
3.8Large marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 1000 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 9.
54HarbourLe Croisic, FranceLe Croisic
3.7Drying town harbour of 500 berths at the end of a narrow tidal ria on the Guérande peninsula, where visitors take the ground on soft mud or lie on buoys in the pool, with an active fishing fleet and a bottlenose dolphin research station on the quay.
55HarbourHendaye, FranceHendaye
3.7Marina of 890 berths on the Bidassoa estuary, last French harbour on the Atlantic before the Spanish border.
56HarbourLa Rochelle, FranceLa Rochelle - Port des Minimes
3.7Marina of 5 100 berths south of La Rochelle, one of the largest leisure harbours on the European Atlantic coast.
57HarbourFrancePlagne
3.7River port on the Dordogne at Saint-André-de-Cubzac in Gironde, about 1.5 nautical miles north of Cubzac-les-Ponts.
58HarbourSaint-Jean-de-Luz, FranceSaint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia
3.7Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.
59HarbourMeschers-sur-Gironde, FranceMeschers-sur-Gironde
3.6Small marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary between Royan and Talmont, 260 berths, max draught 2 m, VHF 9.
60HarbourBoucau, FranceAnglet - Brise-Lames
3.6Marina of 425 berths on the right bank of the Adour estuary between Anglet and Boucau, on the Basque coast.