Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Mouillage Du Storang

Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off Brittany, on a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port de Saint-Gildas

Main harbour of the Île d'Houat, in Morbihan, southern Brittany. Around 37 berths on the drying inner pool plus visitor moorings in the outer bay.

Port Neuf

Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Rivière de Belon

Tidal river mouth between Riec-sur-Bélon and Moëlan-sur-Mer in southern Finistère, known for its flat oyster beds.

Anse du Moustran

Anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, 0.7 NM NW of Port-Blanc on the Île-aux-Moines shore and 1.6 NM W of Arradon.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Larmor-Plage

Anchorage off Larmor-Plage at the entrance to the Lorient roadstead, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port-York

Open anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Poudrantais

Anchorage off Pointe du Poudrantais on the west shore of the Vilaine estuary, south Brittany, near Pénestin.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Pen mané

Anchorage of 45 moorings on sand in the Blavet estuary at Locmiquélic, on the east bank of the Lorient roadstead.

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

Anse de Bernon

Anchorage on the Presqu'île de Rhuys, just east of Port du Crouesty and close to Port-Navalo, Brittany. Sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Pen Castel

Anchorage inside the Gulf of Morbihan, on the south shore of the Île d'Arz approaches near Arzon.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Saint Gildas - Avant port

Outer anchorage of about 17 spots off Port Saint-Gildas, the harbour of the island of Houat in the Bay of Quiberon, southern Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from SE through SW.

• Paid
• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Hennebont

River marina on the Blavet, 4.8 NM upstream from Lorient, 130 berths, Brittany.

Pointe de l'Ours

Anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan near the entrance of the Rivière de Noyalo, sand bottom, shelter from E through S to SW.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Kervoyal

Sand and mud anchorage off Kervoyal beach in Damgan, on the south coast of Morbihan between the Vilaine estuary and the Rivière de Penerf.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Mouillage du solitaire

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the northern flank of the Île d'Arz, mixed sand, weed and mud bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage de Port Blanc

Sandy anchorage off Port Blanc beach on the west coast of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Pont Joseph le Brix

Mooring field on buoys in the Bono river, a tributary of the Auray river in the Gulf of Morbihan, under the Joseph Le Brix road bridge.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Port Manec'h

Small harbour at the mouth of the Aven and Bélon rivers on the south coast of Finistère, in the commune of Névez. 585 moorings on buoys, 1.8 m maximum draught.

Anse du Lério

Anchorage in the Anse du Lério, off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, bottom of mud and weed.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Kerbourgnec

No-anchoring zone off the beach of Kerbourgnec, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, on the east side of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Anse de Toulin

Sandy anchorage off the Côte d'Amour, just south of Le Pouliguen harbour entrance in the bay of La Baule.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port Navalo

Small harbour of 235 berths at the northern tip of the Rhuys peninsula, on the west side of the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan.

Larmor Baden

Small tidal harbour on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan, west of Vannes, facing the Île aux Moines.

Anse du Logéo

Large buoy field of around 290 moorings in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Rhuys.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Saint-Colomban

Sand anchorage off the Saint-Colomban beach at Carnac-Plage, south Brittany. Water point ashore.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pornichet

Marina of 1150 berths on the Baie de La Baule south of the Loire estuary, one of the largest marinas on the French Atlantic coast.

Stibiden

Anchorage on the east side of the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, between Île aux Moines and the Rhuys peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, W

Infinity Nautique

Shipyard and service pontoon at Le Parun in Baden, on the west shore of the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany. In business on the site since 1971, renamed Infinity Chantier Naval Le Borgne in 2014.

Baie du Pouliguen

Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.

• Sheltered N, NE, E