Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

Anse de Bertheaume

Roadstead east of the Pointe Saint-Mathieu at the entrance of the Brest channel, between Plougonvelin and the Fort de Bertheaume.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Rade de Morlaix

Mooring buoys in the Rade de Morlaix between the Île Noire and the mainland, mud bottom, shelter from NW to SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Theven

Buoy field off the Theven beach on the Sibiril coast, west of Roscoff in north Finistere.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Port Launais

River quay of about 6 berths on the tidal Aulne at Port-Launay, Finistère, Brittany.

Anse du dellec

Cove on the north shore of the Brest roadstead, in Plouzané, opposite the entrance to the Penfeld river and the city of Brest.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Club Nautique de Plouguerneau

Sailing club base on the Aber Wrac'h estuary at Plouguerneau, north Finistere.

Locquénolé

River anchorage on the Morlaix estuary in northern Finistère, off the village of Locquénolé, on a mud over sand bottom that dries at low water.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Moll

Small drying harbour on the south coast of Île-de-Batz, Finistère, in the Canal de l'Île-de-Batz opposite Roscoff.

Landévennec

Anchorage in the Aulne estuary where the river bends around the Landévennec peninsula, inside the rade de Brest in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Au Petit Sud De L Ile Meulon.

Anchorage off the south side of Île Melon, an uninhabited islet 300 m off the Porspoder coast in the Chenal du Four, north Finistère.

Spot Iroise du Moulin Blanc

Enclosed kayak and paddle base inside the port du Moulin Blanc in Brest, Finistère, run by the Canoë Kayak Club Brestois next to the Adonnante High Level Sports Centre.

Brigognan - Caouloc

Sand anchorage in the rocky shoreline of Brignogan-Plages on the north coast of Finistère, in the Pays Pagan.

• Sheltered E

Chantier des Abers

Boatyard on the Aber Benoit in north Finistère, near the village of Saint-Pabu.

Coatéozen

Sand-bottom anchorage near the mouth of L'Aber Ildut in the Finistère, sheltered from N through SE, open to the W.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

La Grève Blanche

Buoy mooring off the pink granite beach of La Grève Blanche in Trégastel, northern Finistère coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, S

La Palme

Anchorage on the west coast of the Crozon peninsula, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N and NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

Le Cremiou

Unsheltered mooring off the northern coast of Finistère, between Plouescat and Plouguerneau.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Le Pouldu

Anchorage off Le Pouldu, at the mouth of the Laita river between Finistere and Morbihan, southern Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Maison blanche

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, on the south shore between Pointe de l'Armorique and the entrance to the Élorn, in Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Moulin Mer

Anchorage and small harbour at the head of the Anse de Moulin Mer, on the south shore of the rade de Brest, commune of Logonna-Daoulas.

Penn énez

Buoyed mooring area off Penn Enez, in the estuary of the Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère.

• Sheltered SW, S

Perroz

Small port on the north bank of the Aber Wrac'h estuary, Plouguerneau, Finistère Nord. Six berths and a fuel point.

Plage de Keremma

Open anchorage off the Keremma dunes on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, sheltered from S to SW winds but fully exposed to the north swell.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage de Kerfissien

Buoyed mooring off the beach of Kerfissien on the north coast of Finistere, between Cleder and Plouescat.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Plage de Tibidy

Anchorage off Tibidy beach in the anse de Poulmic, rade de Brest, facing the Île Tibidy.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage du Port

Buoy field off the north Finistère coast near Roscoff, sand bottom, open to westerly swell.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Porspaul

Open anchorage in the cove of Porspaul at Lampaul-Plouarzel, on the Iroise coast of Finistère.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Porz Kerid

Anchorage in the rade de Brest on the south shore of the Elorn estuary, mixed sand, rock and weed, sheltered from NW to NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Porzh ar Roc'h Vran

Open anchorage off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu sector in the Iroise sea, west Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from N through NW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Poulennou

Drying cove and small harbour on the north coast of Finistère, commune of Cléder, between Plouescat and Moguériec.