Best anchorages and harbours in North Finistère and Iroise

Ile aux moutons

Small anchorage off the north coast of Finistère, near Roscoff, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Anse de Portzen

Anchorage on the north shore of the Crozon peninsula, immediately west of Camaret-sur-Mer, in the Iroise marine park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse du Poulmic

Anchorage on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Brittany, set back behind the École Navale at Lanvéoc.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Beg an Fry

Bay on the north Finistère coast between Locquirec and Primel-Trégastel, at the western end of the Baie de Lannion.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Enez Croaz-Hent

Anchorage in the archipelago off Plouguerneau in north Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from E, SE, S and SW.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Île Callot

Anchorage off Île Callot, a tidal island linked to Carantec by a causeway that covers at high water, in the Bay of Morlaix.

• Sheltered SW, W

Île de Litiri

Small islet mooring in the Chenal du Four, off the Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Finistère, north Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Krellou

Open anchorage on the north Finistère coast, between Locquirec and Pointe de Primel, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Petite île du Bindy

Anchorage in the rade de Brest near the entrance of the anse de Poulmic, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from the northerly sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage du Corréjou

Anchorage off the Corréjou beach in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer, on the west side of the Crozon peninsula, Finistère.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Plage du Kelenn

Sand mooring off the Plage du Kelenn in Carantec, at the entrance of the bay of Morlaix in northern Finistère.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

plouezoc'h

Anchorage off Plouezoc'h on the east bank of the Morlaix river, northern Brittany, sand bottom, room for 2 boats.

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

Pointe de l'Armorique

Anchorage off the headland that separates the anse du Moulin Blanc from the Elorn estuary, on the south shore of the rade de Brest.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe du Térénéz

Mooring field of 16 buoys off the Pointe du Térénez in the Rade de Brest, on the north shore of the Aulne estuary, mud bottom.

• Free
• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Porz Coz

Mud-bottomed anchorage on the north shore of the Rade de Brest, opposite the Île Ronde, in Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Porz Leien

Anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Batz, facing the Channel, in the Finistère archipelago off Roscoff.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Porzmeur

Anchorage on the north shore of the rade de Brest, sand bottom, shelter from NE, E and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Roscoff

Rock-bottom anchorage off Roscoff, north Finistère, Brittany, exposed to W, SW and S winds.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

St. Nicholas

Anchorage in the rade de Brest, east of the Moulin Blanc marina, Finistère.

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

Trégarvan

River anchorage on the Aulne estuary off the village of Trégarvan, in the Finistère, Brittany.

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

Aberwrac'h

Tidal marina on the north coast of Finistère, at the mouth of the Aber Wrac'h ria, 223 berths.

Anse de Camaret

Anchorage in the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer on the Crozon peninsula, west Finistère, between the Pointe du Toulinguet and the Sillon de Camaret shingle bank.

• Free
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Brest Moulin Blanc

Large marina on the north shore of the rade de Brest, Finistère, with 1460 berths and 3 m maximum draught.

Morgat

Marina of 732 berths in the Bay of Morgat, on the south side of the Crozon peninsula in Finistere.

Porz Liboudou

Small anchorage on the north coast of the Crozon peninsula with 3 moorings, in western Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, W

Roscanvel

Anchorage on the west side of the Rade de Brest, along the Crozon peninsula facing the Goulet. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Île Molène

Anchorage off Île Molène in the Molène archipelago, west of Le Conquet in the Iroise Sea.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Lanvéoc

Anchorage off Lanvéoc on the south shore of the rade de Brest, Crozon peninsula, Finistère.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Plage des Dames

Anchorage off Plage des Dames on the west coast of Finistère, between Porspoder and Lanildut.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Port De Faou

Drying harbour at the head of the ria of Le Faou, in the inner rade de Brest, western Brittany.