Best anchorages and harbours in Martinique

Ponton annexes du marché du Lamentin

Dinghy landing under a bridge in Le Lamentin, at the head of Fort-de-France bay, used by crews going to the market.

Îlet Saint-Aubin

Anchorage under Îlet Saint-Aubin, north of La Trinité on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered N, NE

Baie des Anglais

Bay on the Atlantic side of the Sainte-Anne peninsula, behind a coral reef, with a mangrove of about 70 hectares at its head. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector except the south-east. Rated 4.7 out of 5 by Navily users.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Gros Îlet, au large

Anchorage off Gros Îlet in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector according to Navily.

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

Pointe la Rose

Anchorage under Pointe la Rose, on the south shore of Le Robert harbour, Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse Four à Chaux

Cove between Bellefontaine and Le Carbet, on the Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Baie du Trésor

Bay on the south side of the Caravelle peninsula, east of Tartane, added in December 2025 to the Caravelle peninsula national nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Les Boucaniers

Beach of Les Boucaniers on the west side of the Pointe Marin peninsula, Sainte-Anne. Anchoring has been prohibited off this beach since the end of 2022.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Embouchure de la rivière Salée

Anchorage at the mouth of the Rivière Salée, in the south-east corner of Fort-de-France bay.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Îlet Chancel

Anchorage under Îlet Chancel, in Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast. The islet is private land protected by a biotope protection order since 2005.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Petite Grenade

Petite Grenade anchorage, on the Atlantic coast north of Le Vauclin village.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE

Havre du Robert - Îlet Petite Martinique

Anchorage under Îlet Petite Martinique, in the northern part of Le Robert harbour, on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Ponton annexes Carrefour Market du François

Dinghy landing at the head of Le François bay, on the Atlantic coast, right by the Carrefour Market supermarket.

Baie du Galion, rive nord

Anchorage on the north shore of Baie du Galion, south of Tartane, Atlantic coast between Le Robert and La Trinité.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Baie des Raisiniers

Anchorage off Raisiniers beach, in La Trinité bay on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Grande Anse d'Arlet

Bay of Grande Anse on the west coast of Martinique, between Cap Salomon and Pointe Lézarde, in the commune of Les Anses-d'Arlet. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Station carburant de l'Étang Z'Abricots

Fuel and water berth at Étang Z'Abricots, at the head of Fort-de-France bay, just west of the marina.

Pointe Étienne

Anchorage under Pointe Étienne, 500 m east of Pointe du Bout marina, Les Trois-Îlets.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Îlet Thierry

Anchorage under Îlet Thierry, off Le François on the Atlantic coast, next to the Baignoire de Joséphine.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Îlet à Eaux

Anchorage under Îlet à Eaux, one of the islets of Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Marina du Marin

Marina of 830 berths plus about 100 mooring buoys at the head of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, in the south of Martinique.

Embouchure de la Roxelane

Anchorage off the mouth of the Roxelane, at the north end of Saint-Pierre in the Fort district, on the north Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

La Charmeuse

Anchorage off the La Charmeuse district, south of Le Prêcheur village, on the north Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered NE, E

Cayes Pariades

Reef anchorage behind Cayes Pariades, 1.6 miles east of Le Vauclin harbour on the Atlantic coast. Sand and rock bottom, sheltered only from north-east through south-east by the reef.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Îlet Long

Anchorage under Îlet Long, off Le François on the Atlantic coast.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Carenantilles

Refit yard and work dock on the west shore of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin, beside Marina du Marin in the south of Martinique.

Grande Anse des Salines

Anchorage off Grande Anse des Salines, a sand beach of more than a kilometre between Pointe Pie and Pointe des Salines, 5 km south of the Sainte-Anne bourg.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse Céron

Black sand cove north of Le Prêcheur, reached by road, on the north Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered E, SE

Anse Latouche

Cove between Le Carbet and Saint-Pierre, on the north Caribbean coast, below the former Anse Latouche estate.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse Caritan

Anchorage off Anse Caritan, 0.5 miles south of the Sainte-Anne anchorage, near Morne Caritan. Sand and weed, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east. Rated 4.6 out of 5 by Navily users.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE