- Maximum length
- 14 m
- VHF channel
- 9
- Maximum draught
- 2.5 m
Tidal marina of 280 berths in the baie des Veys, western Calvados, Normandy, between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Entrance via a buoyed channel across drying sandbanks. Access limited to roughly HW +/- 2h30. Lock gate gives access to the wet basin. Max draught 2.5 m. Prudence with NW swell at the entrance. VHF 9 for the harbour office.
Practical
280 berths in the wet basin. Fuel station with diesel. Water, electricity, showers, toilets. Fishing fleet share the outer quays, morning scallop and whelk landings on the quai. Bakery, butcher and supermarket within 400 m.
Ashore
Ranger Museum on Quai Crampon, dedicated to the 2nd US Ranger Battalion that scaled the cliffs of the Pointe du Hoc on 6 June 1944. Pointe du Hoc battle site and preserved bunkers 6 km to the east. Omaha Beach at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer 9 km east.
History
The port was used on D-Day as a supply point for the US forces landing at Omaha and Utah beaches, once the German battery on the Pointe du Hoc had been neutralised by the Rangers.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour
- Coordinates
- 49.38870, -1.04838 (49°23.32'N 1°2.90'W)
- Town
- Grandcamp Maisy
- Country
- France
- Maximum draught
- 2.5 m
- Maximum length
- 14 m
- VHF channel
- 9
- Phone
- +33231226316
- Boaters' rating
- 3.9/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Grandcamp-Maisy lies at 49°23.32'N 1°2.90'W, that is 49.38870, -1.04838 in decimal degrees. Call the harbour on VHF channel 9 before entering.
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What boat length does Grandcamp-Maisy accept?
Grandcamp-Maisy accepts boats up to 14 m.
Which VHF channel for Grandcamp-Maisy?
Grandcamp-Maisy answers on VHF channel 9.
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Grandcamp-Maisy is rated 3.9/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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