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East Cotentin: Cherbourg, Barfleur and Saint-Vaast

9 places · Cotentin

Cherbourg is the only Channel harbour open in any weather at any hour, behind its 4 km breakwater. To the east, Barfleur dries and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue opens through a gate two hours either side of high water, with the Tatihou anchorage as the waiting room. The Barfleur race is crossed at slack water; beyond it the D-Day beaches begin at Utah Beach.

  1. Port Chantereyne - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin1
    HarbourCherbourg, France

    Port Chantereyne - Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

    4.2

    Marina of 1600 berths inside the Cherbourg roadstead, Normandy, sheltered by the largest artificial harbour in the world.

    • Up to 25 m
  2. Barfleur2
    HarbourBarfleur, France

    Barfleur

    3.2

    Tidal harbour of 125 berths on the north-east tip of the Cotentin peninsula, in Normandy.

    • Up to 15 m
  3. Saint Vaast la Hougue3
    HarbourSaint Vaast la Hougue, France

    Saint Vaast la Hougue

    4.5

    Tidal marina on the east coast of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, behind the fortified island of Tatihou.

    • Up to 20 m
  4. Île Tatihou4
    AnchorageFrance

    Île Tatihou

    4.5

    Anchorage off the small island of Tatihou at the entrance to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Cotentin, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and NE to W.

  5. 5
    AnchorageFrance

    Île du Large (Est)

    5.0

    Rock-bottom anchorage on the east side of Île du Large, one of the Îles Saint-Marcouf, off the east coast of the Cotentin.

  6. Port-Bail-sur-Mer6
    HarbourPortbail, France

    Port-Bail-sur-Mer

    4.1

    Tidal harbour of 330 berths on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, inside the estuary of the Ollonde river.

    • Up to 16 m
  7. Omonville-La-Rogue7
    AnchorageFrance

    Omonville-La-Rogue

    3.6

    Buoy field of 60 moorings in the bay of Omonville-la-Rogue, on the north coast of the Cotentin peninsula west of Cherbourg.

    • Buoys
    • Up to 12 m
  8. Grandcamp-Maisy8
    HarbourGrandcamp Maisy, France

    Grandcamp-Maisy

    3.9

    Tidal marina of 280 berths in the baie des Veys, western Calvados, Normandy, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach.

    • Up to 14 m
  9. Carentan9
    HarbourCarentan, France

    Carentan

    4.3

    Marina of 350 berths in the Cotentin marshes, reached by a four mile canal from the Baie des Veys in eastern Normandy.

    • Up to 25 m

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