Best anchorages and harbours in Guadeloupe

Rivière-Sens Sud

Anchorage and buoys just south of Marina de Rivière-Sens, in Gourbeyre, sand bottom with a long beach ashore.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Port de Deshaies

Fishing harbour and town quay of Deshaies, in the north-west of Basse-Terre, at the head of the bay where yachts lie on buoys or at anchor.

Port de pêche de Sainte-Anne

Anchorage opposite the fishing harbour of Sainte-Anne on the south coast of Grande-Terre, mud bottom, a usual stop between Bas-du-Fort and Saint-François.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Port de Baie-Mahault

Small-boat harbour of Baie-Mahault at the southern end of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, on the north side of the Jarry industrial area.

Rivière-Sens Nord

Anchorage on the north side of Marina de Rivière-Sens, south of Basse-Terre town, sand and weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from N through SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Deshaies Sud

Anchorage 0.7 nm south of Deshaies harbour, on the south side of the bay, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse Caraïbe

Cove with a beach on the Pointe-Noire coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand, rock and weed bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse à Cointe

Buoy field in Anse à Cointe on the west coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, next to the Pain de Sucre, 1 mile west of the village.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Caraïbes Docks Services

Shipyard on the Carénage waterfront in Pointe-à-Pitre, formerly Lemaire Marine Services, working on yachts since 1990.

Anse Galet

Anchorage in Anse Galet, west of the village of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom in about 10 metres.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Baie du Marigot

Bay on the north coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand and weed bottom, 0.7 miles north-east of the village.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Îlet Caret

Sand islet in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 4.1 nm east of Sainte-Rose, owned by the Conservatoire du littoral and managed by the commune of Sainte-Rose.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Anse Crawen

Anchorage in Anse Crawen on the south-west coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 1.2 miles south-west of the village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse Dupuy

Anchorage in Anse Dupuy, the bay of the Vieux-Fort fishing harbour at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Sainte-Anne ouest

Anchorage on the west side of Sainte-Anne bay on the south coast of Grande-Terre, weed bottom, beside the fishing harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Grand-Bourg

Anchorage off Grand-Bourg on the south-west coast of Marie-Galante, sand and rock bottom, beside the island's main harbour.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe des Pères

Anchorage by Pointe des Pères, just north of Vieux-Fort at the southern tip of Basse-Terre, rock and weed bottom with seagrass.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe Fouillole

Anchorage off Pointe Fouillole in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour, mud bottom, 0.4 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port de Grand-Bourg

Main harbour of Marie-Galante, at Grand-Bourg on the island's south-west coast, about 24 miles south-south-east of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

Port de La Désirade

Harbour of La Désirade on the island's south coast, the arrival point for the ferries from Saint-François, 11.6 miles to the west.

Marigot Sud

Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Anse à la Barque on the Vieux-Habitants coast, leeward side of Basse-Terre, sand and rock bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse de Sainte-Anne

Anchorage in the bay of Sainte-Anne on the south coast of Grande-Terre, sand bottom, 7.1 miles west of Saint-François.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Vieux-Habitants

Anchorage off the beach of Vieux-Habitants, on the leeward coast of Basse-Terre, sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Terre-de-Bas, côte est

Anchorage on the east side of Terre-de-Bas in Les Saintes, facing Terre-de-Haut across the channel, sand bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Marina de Port-Louis

Small marina of Port-Louis on the north-west coast of Grande-Terre, at the north-eastern entrance to the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin.

Cul-de-sac de Jarry

Anchorage in the cul-de-sac off the Jarry industrial area in the Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin, mud bottom, 3 miles west of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pointe-à-Pitre, Mémorial ACTe

Anchorage in Pointe-à-Pitre harbour off the Mémorial ACTe, mud bottom, 0.8 miles north of Marina Bas-du-Fort.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Les Roches Noires

Anchorage 0.4 nm south of Marina de Rivière-Sens, in Gourbeyre, sand and weed bottom with a beach ashore, sheltered from N through SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Site de l'épave

Organised mooring zone around a wreck in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, 3.2 nm east of Sainte-Rose, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse du Figuier

Anchorage on the south coast of Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, sand bottom, 0.6 miles south of the village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW