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Atlantic stopover harbours, the Loire to the Gironde
14 places · Atlantic coast
The any-tide harbours of the Atlantic coast, for heading south to Spain or north to Brittany in 25 to 40 mile legs: Pornichet, Pornic, L'Herbaudière, Port-Joinville, Saint-Gilles, Les Sables-d'Olonne, La Rochelle, Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, Royan, then Arcachon and Capbreton. Between La Rochelle and Royan, the Pertuis d'Antioche and the Gironde need a favourable tide.
1HarbourPornichet, FrancePornichet
3.3Marina of 1150 berths on the Baie de La Baule south of the Loire estuary, one of the largest marinas on the French Atlantic coast.
- Up to 25 m
2HarbourPornic, FrancePornic
4.2Marina of 914 berths at Pornic in southern Loire-Atlantique, split between the Vieux Port under the castle and the Noëveillard basin on the Côte de Jade.
- Up to 25 m
- 3HarbourL'Herbaudière, France
L'Herbaudière
4.0Fishing and yachting harbour of 600 berths on the north-western tip of Noirmoutier, first deepwater shelter south of the Loire estuary.
- Up to 17 m
4HarbourÎle-d'Yeu, FrancePort Joinville - Île d'Yeu
4.4Main harbour of the Île d'Yeu on the north coast of the island, 648 berths, maximum draught 3 m, 13 nautical miles from the mainland at Fromentine.
- Up to 20 m
5HarbourSaint Gilles Croix De Vie, FrancePort-La-Vie
4.5Marina of 1 000 berths at the mouth of the Vie river in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, on the Vendee coast.
- Up to 20 m
6HarbourLes Sables-d'Olonne, FranceLes Sables d'Olonne - Port Olona
4.0Non-tidal marina in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 1400 berths, maximum draught 5 m, starting harbour of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race.
- Up to 30 m
7HarbourTalmont Saint Hilaire, FrancePort Bourgenay
4.3Purpose-built marina of 640 berths on the Vendee coast, south of Les Sables-d'Olonne, at the edge of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
- Up to 20 m
8HarbourLa Rochelle, FranceLa Rochelle - Port des Minimes
4.1Marina of 5 100 berths south of La Rochelle, one of the largest leisure harbours on the European Atlantic coast.
- Up to 100 m
9HarbourSaint-Denis-d'Oléron, FranceSaint-Denis-d'Oléron
4.5Marina of 730 berths at the northern tip of the Île d'Oléron, the largest marina on the island.
- Up to 16 m
10HarbourRoyan, FranceRoyan
4.1Large marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 1000 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 9.
- Up to 25 m
11HarbourLe Verdon-sur-Mer, FrancePort Médoc
3.6Marina at Le Verdon-sur-Mer on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 950 berths, max draught 3 m, VHF 9.
- Up to 20 m
12HarbourArcachon, FranceArcachon
3.0Marina of 2 600 berths at the south edge of the Arcachon basin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the largest pleasure port on the French Atlantic coast.
- Up to 20 m
13HarbourCapbreton, FranceCapbreton
3.3Marina of 960 berths at the mouth of the Boudigau channel in the Landes, the only sheltered port on the 100 km sand coast between the Adour and the Arcachon inlet.
- Up to 23 m
14HarbourSaint-Jean-de-Luz, FranceSaint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia
4.2Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.
- Up to 16 m
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