Anchorage

Baie de Sainte-Anne

Shelter: NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage off the pink granite coast of Ploumanac'h, sand bottom, 0.6 nm NW of the harbour entrance.

Mooring buoys
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the north between the rocks of the Traouïero. Numerous drying heads in the zone, navigation at half-tide minimum and in good visibility. Anchor in 4 to 8 metres on sand, clear of the marked channel leading into Ploumanac'h. Protection reported across most sectors given the ring of granite islets, but swell can enter on strong N winds.

Practical

No services at the anchorage. Port de Ploumanac'h, 0.6 nm SE, is a drying harbour accessible around high water, with visitor moorings and water on the quay. Bakery, grocer and several restaurants in the village 200 m from the harbour.

Ashore

Sentier des douaniers runs across the pink granite chaos of Ploumanac'h, classified Grand Site de France. Phare de Mean Ruz stands on the point, built in 1948 from local pink granite. Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux reserve of the Sept-Îles archipelago lies 3 nm offshore, largest seabird colony in France with over 20,000 breeding pairs of northern gannets.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 48.83455, -3.50023 (48°50.07'N 3°30.01'W)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, north, west, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed
Services: Mooring buoys, Beach
Boaters' rating: 4.2/5
Updated: July 7, 2026