Best anchorages and harbours in Gironde

Lormont Bas

Small tidal harbour on the right bank of the Garonne in Lormont, across the river from Bordeaux.

Mornac

Tidal oyster-farming port on the Seudre estuary, in Mornac-sur-Seudre, Charente-Maritime.

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

Pontaillac

Sand anchorage off the Plage de Pontaillac in Royan, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Charente-Maritime.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port de Cavernes

Small river port on the right bank of the Dordogne at Saint-Loubès, about 15 km upstream of Bordeaux, used by local motor boats and as a halt on the Gironde estuary route.

Port de la belle étoile

Small Gironde estuary port at La Belle Étoile, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, between the Bec d'Ambès and the Médoc shore.

Riberou

River port with 20 berths on the Seudre at Saujon, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at the head of Seudre navigation.

St Georges de Didonne

Buoy mooring off Saint-Georges-de-Didonne beach on the south bank of the Gironde estuary, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW