Harbour

Chantier Naval JPL

Name: Chantier Naval JPL
Address: Ouistreham, FR
Telephone: +33 02 31 96 29 92

3.0Ouistreham, FranceCôte Fleurie and Alabaster Coast

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Type: Harbour

Boatyard on the Caen canal at Ouistreham, in Normandy, offering haul-out and refit services for pleasure craft.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached from the Baie de Seine through the Ouistreham lock, which opens around high water. The canal runs from the lock south toward Caen. Commercial and ferry traffic have priority on the approach channel. VHF 68 for the lock.

Practical

Haul-out, winter storage, hull and engine work. Dry storage area on site. Fuel, water and provisioning available at the adjacent Ouistreham Riva-Bella marina, 1.1 nm north.

Ashore

Ouistreham town centre and the Riva-Bella seafront are within walking distance of the canal. Sword Beach, one of the D-Day landing beaches, runs east of the town. The Grand Bunker museum, dedicated to the Atlantic Wall, stands about 800 m from the lock.