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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91HarbourPornic, FrancePort de Gourmalon
2.9Marina of 350 berths in Pornic on the south Brittany coast of Loire-Atlantique, on the north shore of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
92HarbourLa Cotinière, FranceLa Cotinière
2.9Fishing and leisure harbour on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. Fifth French Atlantic fishing port by tonnage landed.
93HarbourDamgan, FrancePort de Penerf
2.9Tidal harbour of 110 berths on the Penerf river estuary in southern Morbihan, Brittany, serving the village of Damgan.
- 94HarbourFrance
Port Des Callonges
2.7Small tidal harbour on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Saintonge marshes north of the Medoc, drying to soft mud at low water.
- 95HarbourFrance
Port de Goulée
2.7Tidal creek port on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, commune of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac, northern Médoc.
96HarbourMesquer, FranceKercabellec
2.7Drying harbour on the Mesquer estuary, in the salt-marsh hinterland of Mesquer, Loire-Atlantique.
97HarbourMimizan, FranceMimizan
2.7River port on the Courant de Mimizan, between the Atlantic beach and the Etang d'Aureilhan, in the Landes forest of New Aquitaine.
98HarbourFrancePort De Goisil
2.6Drying tidal harbour on the north shore of the Ile de Re, between Loix and Saint-Martin-de-Re, in the Fier d'Ars.
99HarbourComberge, FranceComberge
2.6Small drying harbour on the south coast of the Pays de la Loire, between Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef and Pornic, a short hop from the Île du Pilier anchorages.
100HarbourArcachon, FranceArcachon
2.6Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.
101HarbourFranceTalais
2.5Tidal creek port on the Gironde estuary at Talais, on the Medoc bank north of Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc.
102HarbourMauges-sur-Loire, FranceMontjean sur Loire
2.5River port on the Loire at Montjean-sur-Loire, commune of Mauges-sur-Loire, about 25 km downstream of Angers, Pays de la Loire.
- 103HarbourUrcuit, France
Ponton de Lahonce
2.4River pontoon on the Adour at Urcuit, upstream of Bayonne in the Basque Country.
104HarbourFranceSaint-Vivien-de-Médoc
2.4Tidal port on the Chenal de Saint-Vivien, left bank of the Gironde estuary, 14 km south of Pointe de Grave.
- 105HarbourMarans, France
Marans
2.3Inland marina at the head of the Sèvre Niortaise canal in the Marais Poitevin, 24 km from the sea, maximum draught 1.4 m.
106HarbourFrancePort Bloc
2.3Small harbour on the north tip of the Médoc peninsula at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth.
107HarbourMaubert, FrancePort Maubert
2.3Tidal harbour on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the commune of Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime.
108HarbourSaint-Just-Luzac, FranceBrouage
2.3Canal harbour at the foot of the fortified town of Brouage, Charente-Maritime, in the marais of Saint-Just-Luzac.
- 109HarbourFrance
Port De Richard
2.2Small tidal port on the left bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Phare de Richard, commune of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac.
110HarbourFrancePort du Teich
2.1Tidal harbour of 190 berths on the Leyre delta at the south-east end of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in Gironde.
- 111HarbourBlaye, France
Ile Nouvelle
2.0Conservatoire du Littoral island in the Gironde estuary off Blaye, managed for nature, with a landing for visiting boats.
- 112HarbourTaussat, France
Port de Fontainevieille
1.9Tidal harbour on the east shore of Arcachon Bay, between Taussat and Cassy, with a fuel berth on site.
- 113HarbourFrance
Roque De Thau
1.7Small tidal port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Gauriac, 6 km downstream of Bourg, in the Côtes de Bourg wine area.
114HarbourLes Monards, FranceLes Monards
1.5Tidal port on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, in the commune of Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet, south of Mortagne-sur-Gironde.
- 115HarbourFrance
Port Lily
1.3Small lake port on the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes, between Port Latécoère to the south and Port de l'Écluse to the north.
116HarbourFranceLacanau
1.3Lakeside harbour on the Étang de Lacanau in the Médoc, freshwater basin not connected to the sea.
117HarbourChenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet, FranceSt Seurin d'Uzet
1.2Tidal drying harbour on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, 15 km downstream of Mortagne-sur-Gironde, in Charente-Maritime.
118HarbourSaint-Nazaire, FranceBassin de St Nazaire
1.2Locked commercial basin at the mouth of the Loire in Saint-Nazaire, no longer open to pleasure craft and now reserved for commercial shipping.
- 119HarbourFrance
Les Bernu
1.1River pontoon that dries at low water on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, commune of Saint-Genès-de-Blaye, facing the Île Nouvelle.
120HarbourBayonne, FranceAnglet Montbrun
Small basin on the right bank of the Adour at Anglet, between Bayonne and the sea, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, maximum draught 1 m.