Mouillage

Portsall

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Shelter: N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Drying harbour and sand anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, Brittany, between the Aber Benoît and Le Conquet.

Water
Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach through a narrow channel buoyed between granite reefs. Sand bottom. Sheltered from N, NE, E, S, SE and SW; exposed to westerlies. Water available ashore. Tremazen at 0.5 NM to the W for alternative shelter.

Practical

Drying harbour with a stone quay. Water point ashore. Village of Portsall with bakery, grocery and bar-restaurants within 200 m of the quay.

Ashore

The GR 34 coastal path runs along the shore, the former Sentier des Douaniers. The anchor of the Amoco Cadiz, the supertanker wrecked on the Roches de Portsall in March 1978, is displayed on the seafront as a monument.

History

On 16 March 1978 the Amoco Cadiz grounded on the Roches de Portsall in a gale, spilling 227,000 tonnes of crude oil. It remains one of the largest tanker oil spills ever recorded and led to a tightening of French maritime pollution law.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 48.55610, -4.70287 (48°33.37'N 4°42.17'W)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed
Services: Water, Mooring buoys, Visitor buoys, Pontoon, Beach
Boaters' rating: 4.1/5
Updated: July 7, 2026