Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

bindy

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Daoulas, Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Camaret-sur-Mer Bassin du Nautique

Inner basin of Camaret-sur-Mer on the presqu'île de Crozon, at the western tip of Brittany, sheltering 100 pleasure berths behind the old pier.

Île Louët

Single mooring buoy off the islet of Louët in the baie de Morlaix, Brittany, beside the Château du Taureau.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Île noire

Anchorage behind Île Noire in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, between Carantec and the Plougasnou peninsula.

• Sheltered NE, E

Île Stagadon

Anchorage off Île Stagadon, in the archipelago north of L'Aber Wrac'h, north Finistère. Sand bottom, shelter from N and NW.

• Sheltered N, NW

Les amis du Passage

Anchorage in the inner roadstead of Brest, off the Moulin Blanc area, west Finistère.

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

Ménez Perroz

Mooring in the ria of the Aber Wrac'h, north-west Finistère, close to the village of Perroz.

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

Penn Al Lann

Single-boat anchorage off the Pointe de Penn al Lann, east of Carantec in the Bay of Morlaix.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage de Corsen

Anchorage off Corsen beach in the Iroise sea in Finistère, close to the westernmost point of mainland France.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage du corbeau

Anchorage on sand in the rade de Brest, Finistère, about 2.6 NM SE of the Marina du Château.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage sud ouest île Callot

Anchorage off the south-west beach of Callot island, at the entrance to the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistere.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Pointe du Cosmeur

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cosmeur in the Bay of Morlaix, northern Brittany, with sand and mud holding.

• Sheltered SW

Pointe Saint-Samson

Anchorage in the approaches to the baie de Morlaix, northern Finistère, between Port Diben and Roscoff.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Porsisquin

Small cove in the Anse de Poulmic, on the south shore of the rade de Brest opposite the Presqu'île de Plougastel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Porsmilin

Anchorage off Plage de Porsmilin in Locmaria-Plouzané, on the north shore of the Rade de Brest, western Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Trez Bihan

Sandy cove on the south shore of the Crozon peninsula in Finistère, inside the Bay of Douarnenez.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de Saint - Hernot

Sand anchorage on the east side of the Cap de la Chèvre, Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Île de l'Aber

Anchorage off the Île de l'Aber on the south coast of the Crozon peninsula, in the bay of Douarnenez, Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Penn ar créac'h

Buoy mooring in the Aber Benoît, on the north Finistère coast of Brittany, inside one of the long rias that cut into the Pays des Abers.

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

Plouescat

Small drying harbour on the north coast of Finistère, Brittany, serving the commune of Plouescat in the Bay of Kernic.

Anse des Blancs-Sablons

Wide sandy bay north of Le Conquet, at the western tip of Finistere, used as a fair-weather anchorage before or after transiting the Chenal du Four.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Anse du Moulin Blanc

Anchorage in the anse du Moulin Blanc, east of Brest, adjacent to the Port du Moulin Blanc marina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Argenton

Anchorage off the village of Argenton in Landunvez, north Finistère, between Le Conquet and Portsall, opposite the Île d'Yoc'h.

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

Gorrequer

Small mooring field with 3 buoys in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Anse de Moulin Mer, Brittany.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Kervili

Anchorage in the Aber-Wrac'h estuary, on the north coast of Finistère in Brittany.

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

Korejou

Anchorage off the Plouguerneau coast in north Finistère, Brittany, sand bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Mouillage des herbiers

Anchorage in the baie de Morlaix off the northern Finistère coast, sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Plage jardin exotique

Anchorage off the Jardin exotique et botanique de Roscoff on the Île de Batz channel, northern Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Plougasnou - Terenez

Anchorage off the hamlet of Térénez on the north Finistère coast, sand bottom, 8 moorings available.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe du Menhir

Rocky anchorage off the Crozon peninsula in Brittany, just north of Morgat in the baie de Douarnenez.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE