Best anchorages and harbours in Gironde

L’eguille/seudre

River anchorage on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom, opposite the oyster village of L'Éguille-sur-Seudre.

• Sheltered W

Embarcadère de Lamarque

River anchorage off the Lamarque ferry landing on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, in the Médoc, opposite Blaye.

• Sheltered W

Anse de l’Iboga

Sand anchorage in the Gironde estuary near the Pointe de Grave, close to the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Bonne Anse

Tidal bay on the northern side of the Gironde estuary mouth, between Pointe de la Coubre and La Palmyre.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

Lac d'Hourtin

Anchorage on Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans in the Médoc, France's largest natural freshwater lake at around 62 km2, west of the Gironde vineyards.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plateau Cordouan

Sandbank anchorage around the Cordouan lighthouse, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary between Le Verdon and the Pointe de Grave, New Aquitaine.

Le vasard de Beychevelle

Mud bank anchorage on the Gironde estuary off Beychevelle, in the Médoc vineyards of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E

La Palmyre

Sand anchorage off La Palmyre beach on the north shore of the Gironde estuary entrance, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Grande Conche

Open anchorage off the Grande Conche beach east of Royan, on the northern shore of the Gironde estuary.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Conche de Saint-Georges

Anchorage in the bay north of the Gironde estuary mouth off Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE, E and SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage des Vergnes

Anchorage on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom off Les Vergnes beach.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Phare de Cordouan

Anchorage off the Cordouan lighthouse, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary in New Aquitaine. Sand bottom, shelter from NW only.

• Sheltered NW

Baie Talmont

Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, under the cliffs that carry the Romanesque church of Sainte-Radegonde.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de la Chambrette

Anchorage off the sandy Chambrette beach at the tip of the Médoc peninsula, inside the Gironde estuary mouth near Le Verdon-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Ile Verte

Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off the Île Verte, a wooded island on the right bank between Blaye and Bourg, about 35 NM upstream from Royan.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SW, W

Maubuisson

Anchorage on the east shore of Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, the largest natural freshwater lake in France, in the Médoc.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Île de Patiras

Estuary anchorage in New Aquitaine, 0.9 nm W of Port de la Belle Étoile, mud bottom, sheltered from the south.

• Sheltered S

Lac d'Hourtin - Piqueyrot

Sand-bottom anchorage on the eastern shore of the lac d'Hourtin-Carcans, Gironde, the largest natural freshwater lake in France at around 6,200 hectares.

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

Pointe du Tedey

Anchorage on the western shore of Lac de Lacanau in the Médoc, about 1.6 nm west of Lacanau-Ville.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Halte nautique de Libourne

River halt on the Dordogne at the confluence with the Isle, on the Libourne town quay, mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW

Anse de la Chambrette

Anchorage on the Médoc bank of the Gironde estuary, just south of the Pointe de Grave, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Domaine de Vallier

Buoy mooring on the Dordogne river in the Gironde estuary area, sand bottom, used as a tidal stop on the way up to Libourne or Bordeaux.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Gironde vitrezay

Tidal mooring on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, at Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac in Charente-Maritime.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E

Baie de Nauzan

Small sandy cove between Saint-Palais-sur-Mer and Vaux-sur-Mer on the Côte de Beauté, at the mouth of the Gironde.

• Sheltered NE, E

Claouey Pastourelle

Anchorage on the north-west shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off the village of Claouey on the Cap Ferret peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Euronat

Open anchorage off the Euronat beach on the Médoc Atlantic coast, north of the Gironde estuary mouth.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

La Grande Escoure

Lake anchorage on the Étang de Lacanau in the Médoc, mud bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Mornac-sur-Seudre

Drying anchorage in the Seudre estuary, opposite the oyster village of Mornac-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime.

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

Plage de l'arnèche

Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Meschers-sur-Gironde, mud bottom, sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Point du Jour

Anchorage on the Garonne river at Lormont, on the right bank opposite Bordeaux, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW