Anchorage

Golfe de Rondinara

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

Shell-shaped bay on the south-east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, classified site since 2010.

Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Entry from the east through a pass roughly 300 metres wide between Punta di Rondinara to the north and Punta di Benedettu to the south. Outlying rocks on both headlands, stay mid-channel. Depths inside the bay drop from 8 to 3 metres over sand, with rocky patches along the edges.

Practical

Anchorage only, no pontoon or services. Sand holding is good, rock patches are marked by dark spots visible from the surface. Protected from NW through N to S, fully exposed to E. No water, no fuel. Nearest supplies at Bonifacio 6.8 NM SW or Port de Sant'Amanza 4.3 NM SW.

Ashore

White-sand beach closes the head of the bay with a snack bar and a seasonal restaurant open from June to September. Coastal path along the southern headland leads to Punta di Benedettu in about 20 minutes on foot. No village, only a handful of holiday houses behind the beach.

History

The bay was classified as a site naturel by the French ministry of environment in 2010 to limit construction on the surrounding headlands. Seasonal mooring buoys are managed locally to protect the Posidonia meadows.