Best anchorages and harbours in Martinique

Bouées de l'Étang Z'Abricots

Field of 20 paying buoys run by the Étang Z'Abricots marina, at the head of Fort-de-France bay.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

La Rade de Saint-Pierre

Organised mooring field of 80 buoys off Saint-Pierre, the former capital of Martinique destroyed by the 1902 eruption of Montagne Pelée, on the north Caribbean coast.

Case-Pilote

Anchorage off Case-Pilote village, on the Caribbean coast between Schœlcher and Bellefontaine.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe d'Alet

Anchorage under Pointe d'Alet, between Anse Mitan and Anse à l'Âne, in Les Trois-Îlets.

• Sheltered E, SE

Anse Meunier

Cove north of the Salines beaches on the Sainte-Anne peninsula, south of Martinique. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east to south-east, open to the south and west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Le Carbet sud

Anchorage south of Le Carbet village, on the Caribbean coast between Bellefontaine and Saint-Pierre.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe Blanche

Small anchorage at Pointe Blanche on the west coast of the Trois-Îlets peninsula, 0.2 miles south of Îlet à Ramiers. Sand and rock, sheltered from north through east to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pointe Borgnesse

Beach near Pointe Borgnesse, between Sainte-Luce and the entrance of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand and weed. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Îlet à Ramiers

Anchorage by Îlet à Ramiers, a wooded rock of about 3 hectares off the west coast of Les Trois-Îlets, 0.7 miles west of Anse à l'Âne. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north through east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le Prêcheur nord

Anchorage north of Le Prêcheur village, on the north Caribbean coast below the cliffs.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anses-d'Arlet, anse du Bourg

Mooring area off the bourg of Les Anses-d'Arlet on the west coast of Martinique, facing the church of Saint-Henri. Sand and weed, sheltered from north through east to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Sainte-Luce bourg

Water off the bourg of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand bottom, sheltered only from north-west through north-east. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse Madame

Cove off Schœlcher town, west of Fort-de-France, on the north shore of Fort-de-France bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Îlet Baude

Sheltered water around Îlet Baude in the south-east corner of the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from every sector.

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

Anse Céron sud

Anchorage in the southern part of Anse Céron, north of Le Prêcheur, on the north Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Les Trois-Îlets

Mooring area off the bourg of Les Trois-Îlets, on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Weed and mud bottom, sheltered from north-west through west and south to south-east, open to the north and north-east.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Pointe la Mare

Anchorage under Pointe la Mare, between Saint-Pierre and Le Prêcheur, on the north Caribbean coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse Corps de Garde

Beach anchorage west of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand bottom, sheltered from north-west through north to east, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse Chaudière

Cove on the west coast of Martinique, 0.55 miles south of the Anses-d'Arlet bourg. Sand, rock and weed, sheltered from north-east through east to south-east.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baignoire de Joséphine

White sand shoal fringed with coral between Îlet Thierry and Îlet Oscar off Le François, where you can stand in 0.5 to 1.5 m of water.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE

Marina Pointe du Bout

Marina of about 100 berths at Pointe du Bout, Les Trois-Îlets, on the south shore of Fort-de-France bay, in the island's main hotel resort.

Morne Cabri

Anchorage at the head of Fort-de-France bay, off Morne Cabri on the Le Lamentin shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Anse Turin

Cove north of Le Carbet village, on the Caribbean coast, where Paul Gauguin and Charles Laval stayed in 1887.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse Fortune

Small cove on the west coast of Martinique, 0.7 miles north of Grande Anse d'Arlet. Sand and rock, sheltered from east through south-east to south.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Vatable

Anchorage off Vatable in the bay of Les Trois-Îlets, south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Sand and mud, sheltered from east through south to west, open to the north.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Pointe Cayot

Anchorage south-west of Pointe Cayot, charted as Pointe Cailloux, in the Cul-de-Sac du Marin. Sand and weed with seagrass, sheltered from north-east through south to south-west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Loup Garou

Sand cay off Le Robert harbour on the Atlantic coast, protected by a biotope protection order since 2002.

• Sheltered NE, E

Anse Dufour

Cove on the west coast of Martinique between Anse Noire and Grande Anse d'Arlet. White bioclastic sand beach, bottom of sand and weed, sheltered from east through south to south-west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Anse Figuier

Cove of Anse Figuier, east of Sainte-Luce on the south coast of Martinique. Sand and rock. Anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

La Poterie

Anchorage off the Village de la Poterie, east of the Trois-Îlets bourg on the south side of the Baie de Fort-de-France. Sand and mud, sheltered from east through south to west, open to the north.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE