Mouillage

Banc des Portes

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Shelter: NW, W, SW, S
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand bank anchorage inside the Fier d'Ars, the tidal lagoon on the north-west corner of Île de Ré, sheltered from NW through S.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter on a rising tide only. The Fier d'Ars is a drying estuary with a narrow buoyed channel between Les Portes-en-Ré and Ars-en-Ré; bottom dries over wide areas at low water springs. Consult SHOM chart 7404 and take the tidal coefficient into account. Holding is on firm sand once the anchor is set.

Practical

No services at the bank itself. Bassin de la Criée at Ars-en-Ré lies 2 nautical miles SW, with visitor berths, water and fuel managed by the Régie du Port d'Ars-en-Ré. Port de Loix is 2.2 nautical miles SE, drying, for shoal-draught boats only.

Ashore

Réserve naturelle nationale de Lilleau des Niges borders the lagoon, a wintering ground for brent geese and waders monitored by the LPO. Village of Ars-en-Ré with its black-and-white church spire, used as a seamark since the 17th century, lies 3 km by the cycle path. The island's vineyards produce the Pineau des Charentes and Cognac AOC.