Anchorage

St Barthélémy EST

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

Anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Barthélemy reef in the rade d'Agay, Estérel massif, Var coast, on sand and weed.

Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south along the red porphyry cliffs of the Estérel. Round the Saint-Barthélemy rock, leave the danger well to port, and anchor east of it in 5 to 10 metres on sand with patches of posidonia. Drop the hook on bare sand to spare the seagrass, which is protected. Sheltered from NW round to E, exposed to the south.

Practical

No facilities at the anchorage. Port de la Figueirette 2.4 NM NE and Port d'Agay 2.6 NM W both have fuel and water. The port d'Agay, set in a round bay, is the closest full stopover.

Ashore

The Sentier du littoral runs between the calanque d'Anthéor and Agay across the red rock of the Estérel. The massif is a classified site and a Natura 2000 area. The railway viaduct of Anthéor, built in 1863 and rebuilt after 1944, crosses the coast at the head of the anchorage.