Harbour

Moulin Mer

Name: Moulin Mer
Address: Logonna-Daoulas, FR

Logonna-Daoulas, FranceNorth Finistère and Iroise

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Type: Harbour

Anchorage and small harbour at the head of the Anse de Moulin Mer, on the south shore of the rade de Brest, commune of Logonna-Daoulas.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Entry from the rade de Brest between the pointe de Rosmelec and the pointe de Bindy. Shallow bay that dries out in the inner part at low water springs, anchor outside the drying line on sand and mud. Shelter from westerly through northerly winds, exposed to easterlies.

Practical

Small slipway and a few moorings managed by the commune, no fuel or shops on the water. Nearest provisions in Logonna-Daoulas village at 2 km. Centre nautique de Moulin Mer on the shore offers sailing courses and dinghy rental.

Ashore

Sentier du littoral GR34 follows the shore, walk to the pointe de Rosmelec at 1.5 km west for views across the rade to the Île Ronde. Logonna Daoulas menhir and the small chapel of Saint-Jean are at 2 km inland. Abbaye de Daoulas, a Romanesque foundation, lies 5 km by road.

History

Moulin Mer takes its name from the former tidal mill that stood at the head of the anse, driven by the Mignonne stream and the ebb, active until the nineteenth century. The shore was used for oyster culture and coastal shipping of stone quarried at nearby Rosmelec.