Best anchorages and harbours in Normandy

Gonneville

Open anchorage off Gonneville-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast of Normandy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Hameau du Sud

Roadstead off the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Quinéville and within the bay protected by Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Havre de la Vanlée

Drying tidal estuary on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, between Bréville-sur-Mer and Bricqueville-sur-Mer, north of Granville.

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

Jouan

Open anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, rocky bottom, used as a daytime stop between Diélette and Carteret.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

La Manneporte

Open anchorage off the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux, Normandy, between Fécamp and the oil terminal of Antifer.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

La Mauvaise

Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in the Chausey archipelago waters, sand bottom, sheltered from NW winds only.

• Sheltered NW

La Vache

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Chausey archipelago off the Normandy coast, west of Granville.

Les Echos De BRUNEVAL

Beach anchorage under the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux in Normandie, 0,8 nm north of the Port du Havre-Antifer oil terminal.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Luc sur mer

Open roadstead off Luc-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast, between Courseulles and Ouistreham.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Mouillage de Le Puits

Sand-bottom anchorage in the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, sheltered from NE and E winds.

• Sheltered NE, E

Mouillage de Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage

Anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, south of Barneville-Carteret and north of Port-Bail-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pirou Plage

Open anchorage off Pirou beach on the west coast of the Cotentin, Manche, on sand, sheltered from NE, E and SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe de la Chaine

Anchorage off the Pointe de la Chaine on the eastern side of the baie de Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W

Rocher aux mouettes

Open anchorage off the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière

Rock-bottom anchorage on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Manche, Normandy, between Barneville-Carteret and Portbail.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Utah

Open roadstead off Utah Beach on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula, Normandy. Sand bottom.

Yport

Open roadstead off the village of Yport, on the Alabaster Coast between Fécamp and Étretat in Seine-Maritime.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE