Best anchorages and harbours in Atlantic coast
158 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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31HarbourBordeaux, FranceBordeaux quai d’attente du Basin
4.0Waiting quay on the Garonne in Bordeaux, used by yachts before entering the lock of the Bassins à flot.
32HarbourTalmont Saint Hilaire, FrancePort Bourgenay
4.0Purpose-built marina of 640 berths on the Vendee coast, south of Les Sables-d'Olonne, at the edge of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
33HarbourFranceHalte nautique de Blaye
4.0Pontoon halt on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at the foot of the Citadelle de Blaye, a Vauban fortification inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
34HarbourCordemais, FranceLoire Nautic Services
3.9Boatyard and pontoon on the right bank of the Loire at Cordemais, 20 NM upstream from Saint-Nazaire.
35HarbourNoirmoutier-en-l'Île, FranceNoirmoutier-en-L'île
3.9Lock harbour on the east side of Noirmoutier island, at the head of the Étier de l'Arceau, 2 NM south of L'Herbaudière.
- 36HarbourTaillebourg, France
Port d’Envaux
3.9River port on the Charente at Saint-Saturnin-de-Séchaud, between Taillebourg and Saintes in New Aquitaine.
37HarbourRochefort, FranceRochefort
3.9Marina of 320 berths in the Bassin 1 of the former royal arsenal of Rochefort, on the Charente river.
38HarbourParentis-en-Born, FranceMoutéou
3.9Small freshwater marina on Lake Parentis-Biscarrosse, on the commune of Parentis-en-Born in the Landes.
- 39HarbourLe Douhet, France
Le Douhet
3.9Marina of 300 berths on the north-east coast of the Île d'Oléron, near Saint-Georges-d'Oléron.
40HarbourAndrenos-les-Bains, FrancePort du Bétey
3.8Tidal harbour of 151 berths on the north-east shore of Arcachon Bay, at Andernos-les-Bains.
41HarbourSaint-Martin-de-Ré, FranceSaint-Martin-de-Ré
3.8Tidal port on the north coast of the Île de Ré in Charente-Maritime, inside the star-shaped Vauban fortifications.
42HarbourPornic, FrancePornic
3.8Marina of 914 berths at Pornic in southern Loire-Atlantique, split between the Vieux Port under the castle and the Noëveillard basin on the Côte de Jade.
43HarbourFrancePort de la Vigne
3.8Small tidal oyster-farmers harbour on the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.
44HarbourPauillac, FrancePauillac
3.8River marina of 125 berths on the west bank of the Gironde estuary, at Pauillac in the Médoc, about 30 nautical miles upstream from Royan.
45HarbourLe Pouligen, FranceLa Baule - Le Pouliguen
3.8Tidal harbour at the mouth of the étier du Pouliguen between La Baule and Le Pouliguen in southern Brittany, 820 berths.
46HarbourRoyan, FranceRoyan
3.8Large marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 1000 berths, max draught 2.5 m, VHF 9.
47HarbourHendaye, FranceHendaye
3.7Marina of 890 berths on the Bidassoa estuary, last French harbour on the Atlantic before the Spanish border.
48HarbourLa Rochelle, FranceLa Rochelle - Port des Minimes
3.7Marina of 5 100 berths south of La Rochelle, one of the largest leisure harbours on the European Atlantic coast.
49HarbourSaint-Jean-de-Luz, FranceSaint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia
3.7Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.
50HarbourMeschers-sur-Gironde, FranceMeschers-sur-Gironde
3.6Small marina on the right bank of the Gironde estuary between Royan and Talmont, 260 berths, max draught 2 m, VHF 9.
51HarbourBoucau, FranceAnglet - Brise-Lames
3.6Marina of 425 berths on the right bank of the Adour estuary between Anglet and Boucau, on the Basque coast.
52HarbourFranceLe Plomb
3.6Drying tidal harbour on the Pertuis Breton shore at L'Houmeau, north of La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
53HarbourL'Épine, FrancePort de Morin
3.6Tidal harbour of 850 berths at L'Épine on the west coast of Noirmoutier, sheltered behind a sand spit at the mouth of the étier de l'Arceau.
- 54HarbourL'Herbaudière, France
L'Herbaudière
3.6Fishing and yachting harbour of 600 berths on the north-western tip of Noirmoutier, first deepwater shelter south of the Loire estuary.
55HarbourSaint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, FranceSt Hilaire
3.5Shallow quay on the Vie river at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in Vendée, with 6 berths and 0.4 m max draught.
56HarbourMarennes, FranceMarennes
3.5Tidal lock marina of 160 berths in Marennes, on the Seudre estuary in Charente-Maritime.
57HarbourFranceClub Nautique Taussat-Cassy
3.4Small harbour on the east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at Taussat-les-Bains in the commune of Lanton, Gironde.
58HarbourFranceBourg sur Gironde
3.4River port of 45 berths on the right bank of the Dordogne, about 1 nm upstream of the Bec d'Ambès where the Dordogne and Garonne meet to form the Gironde estuary.
59HarbourFrancePort du Collet
3.4Tidal harbour at the northern edge of Baie de Bourgneuf, on the Loire-Atlantique coast facing Noirmoutier.
60HarbourLe Verdon-sur-Mer, FrancePort Médoc
3.4Marina at Le Verdon-sur-Mer on the left bank of the Gironde estuary mouth, 950 berths, max draught 3 m, VHF 9.