Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

Plage du corbeau

Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe de Perharidy

Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Anse de Dinan

Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

bindy

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

La Source

Anchorage on the southern coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère, Brittany, inside the bay of Douarnenez near Morgat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Ricard

Anchorage off the Île Ricard, in the baie de Morlaix between Roscoff and the Pointe de Primel, in northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Morlaix

Lock-gated marina of 200 berths in the town of Morlaix, at the head of the Riviere de Morlaix, northern Finistere.

Pointe Saint-Samson

Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Corsen

Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse du Moulin Blanc

Anchorage in the anse du Moulin Blanc, east of Brest, adjacent to the Port du Moulin Blanc marina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Camaret-sur-Mer Bassin du Nautique

Inner basin of Camaret-sur-Mer on the presqu'île de Crozon, at the western tip of Brittany, sheltering 100 pleasure berths behind the old pier.

Ile aux moutons

Small anchorage off the north coast of Finistère, near Roscoff, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Île de l'Aber

Anchorage off the Île de l'Aber on the south coast of the Crozon peninsula, in the bay of Douarnenez, Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage jardin exotique

Anchorage off the Jardin exotique et botanique de Roscoff on the Île de Batz channel, northern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Mouillage des herbiers

Anchorage in the baie de Morlaix off the northern Finistère coast, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Port du Tinduff

Mooring area in the Anse du Tinduff on the southern shore of the Rade de Brest, commune of Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistère.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse de Portzen

Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula, immediately west of Camaret-sur-Mer, in the Iroise marine park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Petite île du Bindy

Anchorage in the rade de Brest near the entrance of the anse de Poulmic, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from the northerly sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Krellou

Open anchorage on the north Finistère coast, between Locquirec and Pointe de Primel, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Anse des Blancs-Sablons

Wide sandy bay north of Le Conquet, at the western tip of Finistere, used as a fair-weather anchorage before or after transiting the Chenal du Four.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Tourelle Figuiet

Anchorage near the Figuiet cardinal mark in the bay of Morlaix, north Finistère, south of Île Callot and the Roscoff approaches.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Île de Litiri

Small islet mooring in the Chenal du Four, off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Finistère, north Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Roscanvel

Anchorage on the west side of the Rade de Brest, along the Crozon peninsula facing the Goulet. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

plouezoc'h

Anchorage off Plouezoc'h on the east bank of the Morlaix river, northern Brittany, sand bottom, room for 2 boats.

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

Aberwrac'h

Tidal marina on the north coast of Finistère, at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h ria, 223 berths.

Paluden

Buoy mooring field on the upper Aber-Wrac'h river, about 2 nm inland from the village of L'Aber-Wrac'h in Finistère.

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

Korejou

Anchorage off the Plouguerneau coast in north Finistère, Brittany, sand bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Porz Liboudou

Small anchorage in the bay of Le Stiff on the east coast of Ouessant, western Brittany, with three free visitor buoys.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W

anse de Saint-Antoine

Anchorage at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h in north Finistère, sand and mud bottom, just west of the fairway leading up to the marina.

• Sheltered W, S, SE

Île des Morts

Anchorage near the Île des Morts at the entrance of the rade de Brest, off the presqu'île de Crozon, where anchoring between the two islands is now restricted as a military zone.

• Sheltered E, SW, W