Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

Mouillage sud de Belle-Île

Rocky anchorage on the south coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, open to the Bay of Biscay.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pointe de Kerners

Anchorage off the Pointe de Kerners on the northern shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, near the commune of Arzon.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Pointe de la Jument

Anchorage on sand off the Pointe de la Jument, at the entrance of the bay of Douarnenez, Finistere.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Pointe du Bec

Rocky anchorage off Pornichet on the southern Brittany coast, just east of the Baie de La Baule.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe Erlong

Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, off the Locmariaquer peninsula near the entrance to the gulf.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pors Carn

Anchorage in the Baie d'Audierne at the foot of the Pointe de la Torche, commune of Plomeur in Finistère. Sand bottom, sheltered from NE, E, SE, S and SW.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Pors loubous

Small rocky cove on the north side of the Baie des Trépassés, west coast of Cap Sizun in Finistère, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port

Marina of around 1 000 berths at the head of the Anse de la Forêt, on the commune of Fouesnant in south Finistère.

Port Anna

Tidal marina at Séné on the Noyalo river, just south of Vannes at the entrance of the Gulf of Morbihan.

Port Charly

Sand anchorage off Le Croisic peninsula, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port de Carnac

Marina on the river Crach in southern Brittany, on the west bank opposite La Trinité-sur-Mer, 2 km north of the Carnac alignments.

Port de Lérat

Small drying harbour on the rocky coast north of Piriac-sur-Mer, on the Guérande peninsula in Pays de la Loire.

Port Deun Marine

Private boatyard pontoon on the Crac'h river, a short distance southeast of La Trinité-sur-Mer in southern Brittany.

Port du Corniguel

Commercial and pleasure quay on the Odet river at Quimper, about 8 NM upstream of Benodet in southern Finistere.

Port du Porsmoric

Small anchorage on the Laita estuary between Guidel and Le Pouldu in south Brittany, sand bottom, well sheltered on most bearings.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port Fouquet

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Le Palais and Sauzon, sheltered from southerly winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Maria Quiberon

Fishing and ferry port on the south shore of the Quiberon peninsula, Morbihan, 1.2 NM southwest of Port-Haliguen marina.

Port Niscop

Small harbour on the west bank of the Étel ria, in Morbihan, just north of the Étel bar.

Port pors poulhan

Small harbour on the south coast of the Cap Sizun, on the boundary between Plouhinec and Plozévet in Finistère.

Port Saint-Michel

Open anchorage off the south coast of the Le Croisic peninsula, Loire-Atlantique.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Rivière deBélonn

Buoy mooring in the Belon river estuary in southern Finistère, rock and mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, S

Sainte Catherine - Nord

Anchorage of 27 moorings on sand off Locmiquélic, east bank of the Lorient roadstead, immediately north of the Sainte-Catherine marina.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW

Sene badel

Drying harbour on the commune of Séné, on the southern shore of the Golfe du Morbihan opposite Vannes, used mostly by local boats.