- Maximum length
- 20 m
- VHF channel
- 12
- Maximum draught
- 3 m
Marina of 196 berths in the Bassin Vauban, inside the walled city of Saint-Malo, accessible by lock from the commercial harbour.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Enter via the Naye lock, which opens from HW -2h to HW +1h30 on free flow during the visitor season. Lock operated by VHF channel 12. Call Saint-Malo Port Control on VHF 12 before approaching the commercial harbour. Max draught 3 m inside the basin. Tidal streams up to 4 knots in the outer channel at springs.
Practical
196 berths at pontoons directly below the ramparts. Visitor places booked through the capitainerie. Water and electricity on pontoons. Fuel berth at the adjacent Bas-Sablons ponton carburant, about 15 minutes by dinghy. Showers and toilets at the capitainerie. All shops and restaurants of Intra-Muros within the city walls, 50 m from the pontoons.
Ashore
The ramparts walk circles the walled city in 1.8 km and passes directly above the marina. Fort National, built by Vauban in 1689, stands on a tidal islet 400 m offshore, accessible on foot at low water. Grand Aquarium of Saint-Malo is 4 km by bus from Porte de Dinan.
History
The Bassin Vauban was dug in 1839 as the first wet dock of Saint-Malo, serving the Terre-Neuvas cod-fishing schooners sailing to Newfoundland. The Naye lock was modernised in the 1990s. Saint-Malo itself was a chartered corsair city under Louis XIV, home port of Surcouf and Duguay-Trouin.
Story
Jacques Cartier sailed from Saint-Malo in April 1534 and reached the St Lawrence River, claiming Canada for France. A statue of him stands on the ramparts above Port Vauban.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour
- Coordinates
- 48.64903, -2.02215 (48°38.94'N 2°1.33'W)
- Town
- Saint-Malo
- Country
- France
- Maximum draught
- 3 m
- Maximum length
- 20 m
- VHF channel
- 12
- Phone
- +33 2 99 56 51 91
- Boaters' rating
- 4.3/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Saint Malo - Port Vauban lies at 48°38.94'N 2°1.33'W, that is 48.64903, -2.02215 in decimal degrees. Call the harbour on VHF channel 12 before entering.
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Saint Malo - Port Vauban accepts boats up to 20 m.
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Saint Malo - Port Vauban answers on VHF channel 12.
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