Best anchorages and harbours in South Brittany

Banc de Kergonan

Anchorage on a sand bank north of Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Rade de Houat

Roadstead on the south-east side of Île de Houat, used as the natural waiting area for Port Saint-Gildas.

• Sheltered NW, W

Réduit de Béniguet

Anchorage off Île de Béniguet, in the Chaussée de Sein archipelago west of the Brittany mainland.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Rohu

Anchorage off the Pointe du Rohu in the golfe du Morbihan, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Mouillage du golfe du Morbihan

Anchorage in the golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, sand bottom, sheltered from NE, E, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Anse er Goret

Small cove on the west side of the Rhuys peninsula in the Gulf of Morbihan. Eight moorings, sand and weed bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bénodet

Marina of 493 berths at the mouth of the Odet, south Finistère, opposite Sainte-Marine on the west bank.

Plage du Grand Lanroué

Day anchorage off the Grand Lanroué beach on the Presqu'ile Guérandaise, west of Piriac-sur-Mer in Pays de la Loire.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Sauzon - Avant port

Outer anchorage of Sauzon on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, the largest island off southern Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Beg er Sennerion

Small sand anchorage on Île d'Hoedic, just east of Port de l'Argol.

• Sheltered W

Ban-Gâvres

Small harbour of 5 visitor berths on the Gâvres peninsula, at the south entrance of the Lorient harbour.

Port de Saint-Jacques

Marina with 365 berths at Saint-Jacques, Sarzeau, in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany.

Sauzon

Drying harbour on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, at the mouth of a narrow ria opening onto the Quiberon bay.

Port de la Croix

Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula in the roadstead of Brest, Finistère, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Lagaden

Drying harbour of 430 berths at Larmor-Baden in the western Golfe du Morbihan, opposite the Île aux Moines and the Île de Berder.

Baie du Ven Hoal

Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Doelan

Ria harbour on the south coast of Finistère at Clohars-Carnoët, Brittany, between Le Pouldu and Merrien.

Ile Cigogne

Anchorage in the archipel des Glénan, 10 NM south of Concarneau in Finistère, sheltered on the south side of Île Cigogne.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port Jean

Small cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and the Pointe des Poulains, off the commune of Sauzon.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port-Blanc

Marina of 410 berths in Baden, on the northern shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, opposite the Île aux Moines which is served by a short ferry from the port slipway.

Anse de Penfoulic

Shallow anchorage in the Anse de Penfoulic at Fouesnant, Finistère South, sheltered on all sides, mud bottom.

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

Chemin de Penfret sud-ouest

Anchorage on the south-west side of Penfret, easternmost island of the Glénan archipelago off south Finistère.

• Sheltered NE, E

Port d'Arzal-Camoël

Marina of 1250 berths on the Vilaine, immediately upstream of the Arzal dam, between the Morbihan communes of Arzal and Camoël.

Porh Roëd

Anchorage on the south side of Île de Groix, Morbihan, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port-Lay

Small cove with a dozen moorings on the north coast of Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Étrier De Marzan

River mooring on the Vilaine near Marzan, upstream of the Arzal dam, in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Trehiguier

Single visitor buoy on the Vilaine river estuary at Pénestin, south Brittany, mud bottom, well protected from N, NE, E, S and SE.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Baie du Dervin

Sandy 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

Pointe de Ramonette

Anchorage off the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0,3 nautical miles southeast of Le Palais, the main port of the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Combrit

Anchorage in the Odet estuary between Sainte-Marine and Bénodet, southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE