Mouillage

Raka

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Shelter: NW, W, SW
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula near Hyères, between La Capte to the north and Port Auguier to the south.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Sand bottom with patches of Posidonia seagrass, protected and now regulated. Use the ZMEL mooring buoys where installed rather than dropping the anchor on the seagrass. Sheltered from NW, W and SW, exposed to the E where the mistral funnels round the peninsula and builds short chop. VHF 9 for the nearby Hyères harbours.

Practical

No services on site. Port de La Capte at 1.1 NM N and Port Auguier at 1.2 NM S both provide water, diesel and shops. The town of Hyères and its shuttle bus stops are within 2 km by road from La Capte.

Ashore

The double tombolo of Giens, one of only two in Europe of this scale, links the peninsula to the mainland by two sand bars separated by the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins. Plage de la Capte is a long sand beach on the east side of the tombolo. Salt marsh nature reserve with pink flamingos between the two sand bars.