Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

Île Dumet

Anchorage off Ile Dumet, a 7-hectare island 3 NM off the Mesquer coast in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E

Mouillage de Bellevue

Anchorage of about 69 buoys on the Vannes channel, between Conleau and Port-Anna, in the Gulf of Morbihan.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, NE, E, S

Plage de Brouel

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south of Île d'Arz, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pointe de Kerat

Anchorage off the Pointe de Kerat in the Golfe du Morbihan, off Arradon, on sand and weed, sheltered from NW to NE winds.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Concarneau

Working fishing port and marina of 304 berths on the south Finistère coast, opposite the walled Ville Close.

Kerletu

Anchorage on the west side of the Petite Mer de Gâvres, at the entrance of the rade de Lorient in Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Riviere d'Auray

Anchorage on the Auray river inside the Golfe du Morbihan in Brittany, between Le Bono and the town of Auray.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Le Minaouët

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Minaouët river south of Concarneau, Finistère Sud, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Vannes

Wet dock of 240 berths set directly below the ramparts of Vannes, a prefecture town of about 54 000 inhabitants at the head of the Gulf of Morbihan.

Iles Logoden

Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Gulf of Morbihan, south Brittany, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Sainte-Marine

Marina of 770 berths on the west bank of the Odet estuary, Combrit, facing Bénodet at 300 metres across the river.

Port d’Orange

Small anchorage on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula in southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse de Saint-Cadou

Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Locmiquélic - Sainte-Catherine

Marina of 475 berths at Locmiquélic on the east bank of the Lorient harbour, 0.6 NM south of Pen-Mané.

Pointe De Castelmeur

Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Pointe du Grand Village

Open roadstead on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, off the village of Locmaria, south Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N

Arradon

Marina of 330 berths on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, between Vannes and the Ile aux Moines ferry landing.

île de Guiriden

Anchorage off the Île de Guiriden in the Glénan archipelago, south Finistère, Brittany. The islet is a long white sand bar that uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered SW, W

Toulvern

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan at the head of the Anse de Toulvern, west of the Île aux Moines, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NE to SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Auray - Bono

Anchorage of about 379 buoys on the rivers of Auray and Le Bono, in the northern Gulf of Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W

La Pie

Buoyed anchorage off the Île de la Pie, north of the Glénan archipelago in southern Brittany, 32 berths on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île Longue

Anchorage off Île Longue in the Golfe du Morbihan, on sand, sheltered from SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Men er Beleg

Anchorage in the south-west of the Golfe du Morbihan off Locmariaquer, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from N through NE and E to NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage du canot

Small cove on the south-west side of Île de Hoëdic, just west of Port de l'Argol.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île de la Jument

Islet in the Golfe du Morbihan near Larmor-Baden. Anchoring is prohibited in the immediate vicinity.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Kernous

Anchorage in the Baie de La Forêt in southern Finistère, sand bottom off the Kernous shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

L'ile aux moines

Visitor mooring buoys off Port-Blanc on the north-east shore of the Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany.

La Grande Plage

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south Finistère coast, Brittany, sheltered from SW and W winds.

• Sheltered SW, W

Port de Kerledan

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and Le Palais, in the Morbihan department of Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Navallo

Anchorage at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan, on the Arzon side of the pass, opposite Locmariaquer.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW