Best anchorages and harbours in Emerald Coast

Le Grand Lambert

Anchorage off the Grand Lambert rock in the Rance estuary approaches, between Saint-Briac and Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Saint Cast

Buoy mooring off the Grande Plage of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, on the Côte d'Émeraude in the Bay of Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

maison du passeur

Anchorage on the Rance estuary in Brittany, downstream of the Barrage de la Rance, on the La Richardais shore between Dinard and Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port Mer

Buoy mooring in the bay of Port-Mer, on the north side of the Pointe du Grouin peninsula near Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, where anchoring is discouraged.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Dinard

Municipal harbour of Dinard on the left bank of the Rance estuary, in the Anse du Prieuré between the Pointe du Moulinet and the Anse de la Morgane, opposite Saint-Malo.

Saint Malo - Les Sablons

Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Saint-Servan, on the south side of Saint-Malo opposite the walled city.

Solidor

Anchorage off the Tour Solidor in the Rance estuary, Saint-Servan, at the southern edge of Saint-Malo.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie du Prieuré

Bay at Dinard on the Rance estuary, opposite Saint-Malo intra-muros, in Ille-et-Vilaine.

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

Havre de Rothéneuf

Open roadstead east of Saint-Malo in Brittany, sand bottom, fully exposed with no natural shelter from any wind direction.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Saint Briac sur Mer

Anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, west of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Havre de Rothéneuf

Anchorage 3.2 nm NE of Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from E through NW winds.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Île Harbour

Anchorage in the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, sand bottom, sheltered from N to NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

Picain Boys

Mooring buoy field off Port-Picain, on the east side of the Baie de Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Anchorage off Saint-Briac at the mouth of the Frémur, on the Emerald Coast between Saint-Malo and Dinard.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Môle des Noires

Mooring buoys along the Mole des Noires breakwater at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, at the entrance of the tidal basin.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Basse Cancale

Small anchorage for about 5 boats off Cancale in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, eastern Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port Picain

Drying harbour on the north coast of the Cancale peninsula, Ille-et-Vilaine, facing the Îles Rimains and Granville bay.

Anse de la Touesse

Sandy cove on the west side of the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, south of Cancale in Ille-et-Vilaine.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Anse des Rivières

Buoy mooring on the Rance estuary between La Richardais and Dinard in Brittany.

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

Centre Nautique La Richardais

Sailing centre on the left bank of the Rance estuary at La Richardais, just upstream of the Rance tidal power station, opposite Dinard.

Havre de la Vanlée

Drying tidal estuary on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Bréville-sur-Mer and Bricqueville-sur-Mer, north of Granville.

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

La Gravelouse

Buoy field off the beach of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, west of Dinard, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered W, S, SE

La Mauvaise

Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in the Chausey archipelago waters, sand bottom, sheltered from NW winds only.

• Sheltered NW

la source

Sand anchorage off Saint-Briac-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Émeraude, between Saint-Malo and the estuary of the Frémur.

La Vache

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Chausey archipelago off the Normandy coast, west of Granville.

Le GUILDO

Drying harbour on the Arguenon estuary at Créhen, between Saint-Cast-le-Guildo and Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer in the Côtes-d'Armor.

Le Minihic-sur-Rance

Anchorage in the Rance estuary upstream of Saint-Malo, mud bottom, between Dinard and Dinan.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Le Minihic-sur-Rance

Small harbour on the west bank of the Rance estuary between Dinard and Saint-Malo, in the tidal river upstream of the Rance tidal power station.

Le moulin neuf

Mooring area on the Rance maritime estuary near La Richardais, between Dinard and the Chatelier lock, mud bottom.

Le Rieul

Mooring on buoys off the plage de Longchamp at Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, Côte d'Émeraude, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S