Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

Porz Kernok

Drying harbour on the east side of Île de Batz, off Roscoff in north Finistère, the main anchorage of the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Postermen

Anchorage in the Rade de Brest north of the Crozon peninsula, sand and mud holding, useful shelter from westerly weather.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Tourelle Figuiet

Anchorage near the Figuiet cardinal mark in the bay of Morlaix, north Finistère, south of Île Callot and the Roscoff approaches.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Île des Morts

Anchorage near the Île des Morts at the entrance of the rade de Brest, off the presqu'île de Crozon.

• Sheltered E, SW, W

Anse de Morgat

Sandy anchorage in the bay of Morgat on the Crozon peninsula, western Brittany, well sheltered from the west to north-east.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Anse de Pen-Hir

Open anchorage at the foot of the Pointe de Pen-Hir, on the Crozon peninsula in western Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

anse de Saint-Antoine

Anchorage at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h in north Finistère, sand and mud bottom, just west of the fairway leading up to the marina.

• Sheltered W, S, SE

Anse du Caro

Small cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest, between Le Moulin Blanc and the Pointe de l'Armorique, with a water tap ashore.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baie de Daoulas

Anchorage in the Baie de Daoulas, a sheltered branch of the Rade de Brest in Finistère, on mud holding.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Grève de Penn al Lann

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, off the southern shore between Rostiviec and Moulin-Mer, in Finistere.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Paluden

Buoy mooring field on the upper Aber-Wrac'h river, about 2 nm inland from the village of L'Aber-Wrac'h in Finistère.

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

Penn ar Roc’h

Exposed rocky anchorage on the Finistère coast of Brittany, sheltered only from NW and W.

• Sheltered NW, W

Portsall

Drying harbour and sand anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, Brittany, between the Aber Benoît and Le Conquet.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Aber Benoît

Five visitor buoys in the Aber Benoît, the northern ria of the Pays des Abers on the north-west coast of Finistère.

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

Anse du Fret

Sandy cove on the north side of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Rade de Brest, western Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Anse de l'Auberlac'h

Mud-bottom cove on the south shore of the rade de Brest in Brittany, sheltered from NW through E.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Baie de Lampaul

Main bay of Ouessant island on its south-west side, sand bottom, around 20 visitor moorings laid by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Brignogan - Pontusval

Anchorage off Brignogan-Plages on the north coast of Finistère, sand bottom among pink granite rocks, sheltered from E through S to W.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

La Source

Anchorage on the southern coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon, Finistère, Brittany, inside the bay of Douarnenez near Morgat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Morlaix

Lock-gated marina of 200 berths in the town of Morlaix, at the head of the Riviere de Morlaix, northern Finistere.

Plage de Guerzit

Rock-bottom anchorage off the Plage de Guerzit, Plougasnou peninsula, north Finistere in Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Kergalec

Anchorage off plage de Kergalec in the rade de Brest, Brittany, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE, W and E winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Pointe de Perharidy

Anchorage off the Pointe de Perharidy west of Roscoff, north Brittany. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Pointe de Pontusval

Open anchorage on the north coast of Finistère, between Brignogan-Plages and Plouescat, sand bottom, protected from S and SE winds.

• Sheltered S, SE

Port du Tinduff

Mooring area in the Anse du Tinduff on the southern shore of the Rade de Brest, commune of Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistère.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Ricard

Anchorage off the Île Ricard, in the baie de Morlaix between Roscoff and the Pointe de Primel, in northern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Tregana

Sand anchorage on the Plougonvelin shore of the Iroise, opposite Brest roadstead, sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de Dinan

Large bay on the west coast of the Presqu'île de Crozon in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port de plaisance de Roscoff-Bloscon

Marina of 625 berths at Bloscon, east of the old town of Roscoff, on the north coast of Finistere.

Brest-Marina du Château

Marina of around 750 berths in the Penfeld mouth at the foot of the Château de Brest, in the heart of the city on the northern shore of the roadstead.