Anchorage

Anse de Lesconil

3.9FranceSouth Finistère

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

Sand anchorage off the pays Bigouden coast in south Finistère, in the approaches to the fishing port of Lesconil.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south clear of the Karek Greis rocks marked by a W cardinal. The anse gives shelter from N, NE and NW; the bay is fully open to S and SW swell from the Bay of Biscay. Drop on sand in 4 to 6 m at low water. Lesconil port entrance dries and is used mainly by the local trawler fleet.

Practical

Mooring forain only. The town of Lesconil has a bakery, grocery and a few restaurants within 400 m of the fishing quay. The Glénans archipelago lies 2.6 NM NE and offers multiple anchorages in settled weather.

History

Lesconil was one of the main sardine ports of the Bigouden coast from the 1880s onward, with a cannery operating in the village until the mid-20th century. The port still hosts a working coastal trawler fleet, and the daily return of the boats around 16:00 remains a public event on the quay.