Best anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast
187 documented anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 31AnchorageFrance
Rade de Saint-Martin
4.3Roadstead off Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime. Anchoring prohibited in the marked zones of the harbour approach.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
32AnchorageFranceBaie de Loia
4.3Anchorage in the Bay of Txingudi on the Franco-Spanish border, opposite Hendaye, with a mixed rock and sand bottom.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
33AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier
4.2Anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a small granite island northwest of Noirmoutier in the Bay of Biscay.
- Sheltered W, SW
- 34AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Fosse
4.2Small sand-bottom anchorage on the north coast of Île d'Oléron, about 0.4 nm east of Saint-Denis-d'Oléron.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
35AnchorageFranceLa Vigne
4.2Anchorage on the north shore of Cap Ferret, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon, sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
36AnchorageFranceSaint-Martin de Ré
4.2Anchorage off Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the north coast of the Île de Ré, in the Pertuis Breton, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW
37AnchorageFranceLa Meule
4.1Small rocky inlet on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, used as a fishing and visitor mooring under the white Notre-Dame-de-la-Bonne-Nouvelle chapel.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 38AnchorageFrance
Les Conches
4.1Open anchorage off the Longeville-sur-Mer beach in southern Vendée, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
39AnchorageFrancearcachon bay
4.1Sand anchorage on the north shore of the bassin d'Arcachon, off the oyster village of Le Canon on the presqu'île du Cap-Ferret.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
40AnchorageFranceLa Patache
4.1Sand anchorage off Pointe de la Patache, on the north-west tip of Île de Ré, at the outer entrance of the Fier d'Ars.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
- 41AnchorageFrance
Le vasard de Beychevelle
4.1Mud bank anchorage on the Gironde estuary off Beychevelle, in the Médoc vineyards of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E
42AnchorageFranceRivedoux Plage
4.1Anchorage off Rivedoux-Plage on the east coast of Île de Ré, at the foot of the Pont de l'Île de Ré, with a sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 43AnchorageFrance
Saint Jean de Monts
4.1Open roadstead off the long sandy beach of Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Vendée coast south of the Baie de Bourgneuf.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
44AnchorageFranceL'herbe
4.0Anchorage off the oyster village of L'Herbe on the Cap-Ferret peninsula, facing the Île aux Oiseaux inside the Bassin d'Arcachon.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 45AnchorageFrance
Sablanceau
4.0Sand beach anchorage on the southeast shore of Île de Ré, just north of the Pont de l'Île de Ré, facing the Pertuis Breton.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 46AnchorageFrance
Anse des Broches
4.0North-facing cove on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, west of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
47AnchorageFranceLes Evens
4.0Open anchorage on sand off the Côte d'Amour between Pornichet and La Baule, Loire-Atlantique.
- 48AnchorageFrance
La Palmyre
3.9Sand anchorage off La Palmyre beach on the north shore of the Gironde estuary entrance, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
49AnchorageFranceBaie de Gatseau
3.9Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Gatseau, at the southern tip of Ile d'Oleron.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
50AnchorageFrancePornichet
3.9Open roadstead anchorage off the beach of Pornichet, at the western end of the baie de La Baule, southern Brittany coast.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 51AnchorageFrance
Le Mimbeau
3.9Sand spit anchorage at the northern tip of the Cap Ferret peninsula, inside the Bassin d'Arcachon in Gironde.
- Free
- Sheltered E, SE, SW, W
52AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Arnérault
3.9Sand-bottom anchorage off the north coast of the Île de Ré, just east of La Flotte.
- Free
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
- 53AnchorageFrance
Luzeronde
3.9Anchorage off the sand beach of Luzéronde on the north coast of the Île de Noirmoutier, west of L'Herbaudière.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 54AnchorageFrance
Grande Conche
3.7Open anchorage off the Grande Conche beach east of Royan, on the northern shore of the Gironde estuary.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
55AnchorageFranceConche de Saint-Georges
3.7Anchorage in the bay north of the Gironde estuary mouth off Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE, E and SE.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
56AnchorageFranceAnse du Boucau
3.6Cove on the north-east side of Île d'Houat in the Mor Braz, south Brittany, opposite the village of Saint-Gildas and Port Saint-Gildas.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
57AnchorageFranceMouillage de Le Bouil
3.6Sand anchorage on the Vendée coast east of Jard-sur-Mer, between the Pointe du Payré estuary and the beach of Ragounite.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 58AnchorageFrance
Anse du Cavalier - Pointe de Boyardville
3.6Sand anchorage off the Pointe de Boyardville on the east coast of Île d'Oléron, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
59AnchorageFranceAnse de Maupas
3.6Shallow anchorage on the north shore of the Anse de l'Aiguillon, Pays de la Loire, at the western edge of the Marais Poitevin.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 60AnchorageFrance
La Linière
3.6Sand anchorage on the north coast of Noirmoutier island, between L'Herbaudière and Noirmoutier-en-l'Île.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE