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The D-Day beaches by sea

10 places · Normandy

Sixty kilometres of coast between Carentan and Ouistreham, with four harbours to work along it: Carentan at the end of its channel, Grandcamp-Maisy for Utah and the Pointe du Hoc, Port-en-Bessin for Omaha, Courseulles for Juno and Ouistreham for Sword. Off Arromanches, in fair weather you anchor among the Phoenix caissons of the artificial harbour. Every harbour has a sill: plan each leg around high water.

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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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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
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HarbourPort-en-Bessin, France
Port-en-Bessin
3.4
Tidal fishing and yachting harbour on the Bessin coast of Normandy, 69 visitor berths, max draught 4 m.
- Up to 25 m
4
AnchorageFrance
Normandy Beach
3.5
Open roadstead off the Normandy landing beaches between Port-en-Bessin and Courseulles-sur-Mer, on sand.
5
HarbourFrance
Courseulles-sur-Mer
3.4
Tidal marina at the mouth of the Seulles river on the Calvados coast, 750 berths, max draught 1.8 m.
- Up to 12 m
6
HarbourOuistreham, France
Ouistreham Riva-Bella
4.4
Lock-gated marina of 650 berths at the mouth of the Orne canal in Normandy, entry point to Caen by the ship canal.
- Up to 20 m
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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
8
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.
9
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.
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AnchorageFrance
Luc sur mer
Open roadstead off Luc-sur-Mer on the Calvados coast, between Courseulles and Ouistreham.