Mouillage

Le Mimbeau

4.2FranceArcachon basin

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Shelter: E, SE, SW, W
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde.

Mooring buoys
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter the Bassin d'Arcachon through the passe between the banc d'Arguin and the Cap Ferret, buoyed and re-surveyed each year as the sand banks shift. Inside, head north along the Cap Ferret shore. Drop anchor on sand close to the spit, at a depth consistent with the tide. Shelter from E through SE and SW to W. Exposed to northerly winds.

Practical

No services. Port de la Vigne 1.8 nm north for water and slipway. Le Canon oyster village 3.2 nm north. Ferret village and shops a short walk across the spit from the anchorage.

Ashore

Walk across the dune to the open Atlantic beach on the ocean side of Cap Ferret, 400 m across the spit. Cycle path along the peninsula links Ferret lighthouse and Arcachon ferry. Oyster cabins serving local production at Le Canon and L'Herbe to the north.