Mouillage

Rade de Cannes

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

Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south.

Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Clear water approach from the south between the mainland and Île Sainte-Marguerite. The rade is sheltered from NW through NE winds but fully open to the south. Keep clear of the Cannes Yachting Festival zone in September and of the regular traffic lanes used by cruise tenders and ferries to the Lérins.

Practical

Anchor on sand in 6 to 12 m, holding fair. Port Canto is 0.4 NM east and the IGY Vieux-Port de Cannes 0.5 NM to the northwest, both with fuel, water and berths for visitors depending on season.

Ashore

La Croisette runs along the beach with a tender landing at Port Canto. The Palais des Festivals hosts the Cannes Film Festival each May. Rue d'Antibes, 400 m inland, concentrates shops and supermarkets. Ferries from the Vieux-Port serve Île Sainte-Marguerite in 15 minutes, where the Fort Royal holds the cell of the Man in the Iron Mask.

History

Cannes grew from a fishing village on the Suquet hill after Lord Brougham was stranded here in 1834 by a cholera quarantine and built a villa, drawing British and Russian aristocracy to the bay.