Mouillage

Anse de Boumandariel

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Shelter: N, NE, E, W, NW
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south along the Côte Bleue, white limestone cliffs visible from offshore. Sand bottom giving good holding. Shelter from N, NE, E, NW and W winds. Exposed to southerlies, which reach the anchorage directly from the Gulf of Lion. Clear in a building mistral given the wind acceleration along the coast.

Practical

Port of Sausset-les-Pins 0.8 NM east, 550 berths, water, fuel and shops in the village. Port of Carro 2.2 NM west, fishing harbour with 350 berths and morning fish market on the quay.

Ashore

Sentier du littoral coast path runs above the cove, linking Sausset-les-Pins to Carry-le-Rouet to the east and La Couronne to the west. Calanques de la Côte Bleue protected marine park covers the seabed from Carry to Martigues with a no-take reserve at Cap Couronne. Chapelle Notre-Dame du Rouet above Carry-le-Rouet, built in the 12th century.