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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61AnchorageFrancePetite Rade
3.6Sand anchorage in the outer roadstead of Les Sables d'Olonne, just south of the harbour entrance, on the Vendée coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 62AnchorageFrance
Plage des Vergnes
3.6Anchorage on the right bank of the Gironde estuary in Charente-Maritime, mud bottom off Les Vergnes beach.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 63AnchorageFrance
Anse des Soux
3.6Sandy cove on the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, between the Pointe des Corbeaux and the Pointe du But, sheltered from the north.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
64AnchorageFranceBourgenay
3.6Rock-bottom anchorage off Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée, just outside the marina of Port Bourgenay on the Côte de Lumière.
- Sheltered NE, E
65AnchorageFranceÎle aux Oiseaux
3.6Low sand and marsh island in the middle of the Bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two cabanes tchanquées on stilts.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 66AnchorageFrance
Mouillage du Pavé Charron
3.6Buoy field off Charron in the Baie de l'Aiguillon, at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise, Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
67AnchorageFranceBaie de la Perroche
3.6Buoy field of 75 moorings off the Perroche beach on the west coast of Oleron island, Charente-Maritime.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E
68AnchorageFranceAnse de Fouras
3.5Anchorage off Fouras on the Charente-Maritime coast, opposite the Île d'Aix, in the Pertuis d'Antioche.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 69AnchorageFrance
Anse des Vieilles
3.5Sandy cove on the south coast of Île d'Yeu, 2.5 nm SE of Port-Joinville.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 70AnchorageFrance
Baie du Dervin
3.5Sandy bay between Le Croisic and Le Pouliguen on the south Brittany coast, sheltered from the northerly quadrant, open to the south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
71AnchorageFranceBaie de Cayola
3.5Rocky bay on the Vendée coast between Les Sables-d'Olonne and Port-Bourgenay, 1.9 nm NW of Port-Bourgenay.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
72AnchorageFrancePlage De Gatseau
3.4Buoy mooring off the plage de Gatseau at the southern tip of the île d'Oléron, 3 buoys available.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, W
73AnchorageFranceBanc des Portes
3.4Sand bank anchorage inside the Fier d'Ars, the tidal lagoon on the north-west corner of Île de Ré, sheltered from NW through S.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
74AnchorageFrancePhare de Cordouan
3.4Anchorage off the Cordouan lighthouse, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary in New Aquitaine. Sand bottom, shelter from NW only.
- Sheltered NW
- 75AnchorageFrance
Baie Talmont
3.4Anchorage in the Gironde estuary off Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-Maritime, under the cliffs that carry the Romanesque church of Sainte-Radegonde.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 76AnchorageFrance
L’Épine
3.4Anchorage off the village of L'Épine on the west coast of Île de Noirmoutier, Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 77AnchorageFrance
Pointe de Coudepont
3.4Mud-bottom anchorage off the northern tip of Île d'Aix, in the Pertuis d'Antioche between La Rochelle and the Charente estuary.
- Free
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
78AnchorageFranceMouillage de Charron
3.4Tidal anchorage off the mudflats of Charron, north of La Rochelle at the mouth of the Sèvre Niortaise in Charente-Maritime.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 79AnchorageFrance
Le Grand Traict
3.4Tidal lagoon north of Le Croisic and Guérande, on the south coast of Brittany, used as a waiting anchorage by shoal-draught boats.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
80AnchorageFrancePornichet
3.3Mooring field off Pornichet on the Baie de La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, at the western end of the Côte d'Amour.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 81AnchorageFrance
Jetée Des Ileaux
3.3Anchorage off the east coast of Noirmoutier island, in the bay between the jetty and the Gois causeway, on mud.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
82AnchorageFrancePréfailles
3.3Open anchorage off Préfailles on the Pointe Saint-Gildas, south side of the Loire estuary in Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered N, NE
83AnchorageFrancePlage des Dames
3.3Anchorage of around 53 places off the Plage des Dames on the north-east shore of the Île de Noirmoutier.
- Paid
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 84AnchorageFrance
Zone De La Sableyre
3.3Anchoring zone on the east side of the bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat and Cassy.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
85AnchorageFranceHaut Pyla
3.3Anchorage at the foot of the Dune du Pilat, the tallest sand dune in Europe at 102 m, southern entrance of the Bassin d'Arcachon.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 86AnchorageFrance
mobilhome
3.3Anchorage inside the Arcachon basin, on the west shore off the Cap Ferret peninsula, New Aquitaine.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 87AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Petite Corniche
3.2Anchorage off the south coast of the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, at the foot of the coastal path known as the Sentier de la Corniche.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
88AnchorageFranceAnse de Loubye
3.2Shallow cove between Rivedoux-Plage and La Flotte on the north coast of Île de Ré, six mooring spots on sand.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
89AnchorageFrancePornic
3.2Anchorage in the bay of Pornic, Loire-Atlantique, off the Côte de Jade on the southern shore of the Loire estuary.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
90AnchorageFrancePlage des Sableaux
3.2Anchorage off the Plage des Sableaux on the east coast of Noirmoutier island, Vendée, 16 berths on sand.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W, SW