Anchorage

Le Bois Bas

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W, E
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south Brittany, on the channel between Île aux Moines and the north shore.

Mooring buoys
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter the Morbihan through the Port-Navalo pass. Strong tidal streams run up to 8 knots on springs at the entrance, weakening inside the gulf. Anchor on sand, holding reported as good. Protection from NW through N, NE, E and W. Exposed to southerly winds funnelling up the gulf.

Practical

No services on the mooring. Port-Blanc landing stage 0.8 nm south on Île aux Moines, Arradon 1.1 nm east on the mainland. Both villages have shops and restaurants.

Ashore

Passenger ferry from Port-Blanc to Île aux Moines runs year-round, crossing in 5 minutes. Coastal path around Île aux Moines, 17 km loop. Arradon village has a bakery, grocery and several creperies within 300 m of the landing.

History

The Golfe du Morbihan contains some of the largest concentrations of Neolithic megaliths in Europe. The Cairn de Gavrinis, on an island 3 nm south of this anchorage, dates from around 4000 BC.