Mouillage

Plage Ile Renote

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

Anchorage off Île Renote at Trégastel, on the Côte de Granit Rose in northern Brittany. Sand bottom, sheltered from W to SE winds.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the north between the pink granite blocks of the Sept-Îles archipelago and the coast. Many drying rocks around the island at low water. Port de Ploumanac'h lies 1.2 NM to the SE as a fallback. Line of sight navigation by day only, using the Ploumanac'h lighthouse as landmark.

Practical

Forain anchorage only, no services on site. Sand holding on a shallow plateau. Exposed to northerly winds and to swell from NW. Short dinghy run to the Trégastel beaches for shops and restaurants.

Ashore

Île Renote itself is a coastal site owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral with a signposted loop walk of about 2 km through the pink granite blocks. Plage de Coz-Pors and the aquarium of Trégastel are 700 m south on foot. The GR 34 coastal path runs along the shore towards Ploumanac'h lighthouse 2 km east.

History

The pink granite of this coastline was quarried from the 19th century and used for the cobbles of Paris and the parapets of the Saint-Michel bridge. Île Renote was acquired by the Conservatoire du Littoral in 1989 to protect the rock formations from building pressure.