Best anchorages and harbours in South Finistère

Rosmeur

Anchorage off the Port du Rosmeur, the fishing harbour of Douarnenez in Finistère, western Brittany. Sand bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Anse de Pouldohan

Buoy field in the anse de Pouldohan in southern Finistère, between Concarneau and Trévignon, sand bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Anse de Saint - Norgard

Cove on the south shore of the Presqu'île de Crozon in the Baie de Douarnenez, sand bottom, sheltered from the north and west.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Anse de Combrit

Anchorage in the Odet estuary off the Combrit shore, 1,5 NM NW of Bénodet in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Iles de Glenans

Archipelago of nine main islands 10 nm south of Concarneau, south Finistère, forming a shallow lagoon known as La Chambre.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, SW

L'Odet

Mooring buoys on the Odet river between Bénodet and Quimper in south Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, S, SE

Anse du Trez

Sand cove on the west bank of the Odet estuary, between Bénodet and Sainte-Marine in southern Finistère.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage Saint-Nicolas

Anchorage off the Île Saint-Nicolas in the Archipel des Glénan, south Finistère, sand bottom protected from east and south-east.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Le Minaouët

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Minaouët river south of Concarneau, Finistère Sud, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Anse de Saint-Cadou

Sheltered cove on the Odet river estuary south of Quimper, Finistère, southern Brittany.

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

Pointe De Castelmeur

Fair-weather anchorage off the Pointe de Castelmeur on the Cap Sizun coast in Finistère, west Brittany.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

île de Guiriden

Anchorage off the Île de Guiriden in the Glénan archipelago, south Finistère, Brittany. The islet is a long white sand bar that uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered SW, W

La Pie

Buoyed anchorage off the Île de la Pie, north of the Glénan archipelago in southern Brittany, 32 berths on sand.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Kernous

Anchorage in the Baie de La Forêt in southern Finistère, sand bottom off the Kernous shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

La Grande Plage

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south Finistère coast, Brittany, sheltered from SW and W winds.

• Sheltered SW, W

Plage de Cap-Coz

Open anchorage on sand off Cap-Coz beach, north side of the Bay of La Forêt, Fouesnant, south Finistère.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie des Trépassés

Wide sand bay between the Pointe du Raz and the Pointe du Van at the western tip of Finistère, open to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Plage du Ster

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of the Pays Bigouden, sheltered from NW through NE, exposed to the Atlantic swell from the S.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

La Chambre

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Île-de-Groix, Brittany, sheltered from northerly winds.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage de la Croix

Anchorage in the bay of Concarneau in southern Brittany, sand bottom, just outside the Ville Close.

Baie de la Forêt

Anchorage in the Baie de la Forêt near Fouesnant in Finistère, sand bottom, sheltered from SW to NW winds.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Baleine Nord

Anchorage off the north side of Île de la Baleine, south Brittany coast, west of Trévignon.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse du phare

Sand anchorage on the south coast of Finistère between Concarneau and Trévignon, with good shelter from the easterly sector.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Anse de Lesconil

Sand anchorage off the pays Bigouden coast in south Finistère, in the approaches to the fishing port of Lesconil.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port aux anglais

Anchorage on the Finistère sud coast, open to the S with sand, rock and seagrass patches on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse de Lesconil

All-round sheltered mud-bottom anchorage in south Finistère, Brittany, 0,2 NM north of Lesconil fishing harbour.

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

Anse Saint-Jean

Sandy cove at the head of the Baie de La Forêt in south Finistère, between Beg-Meil and the entrance to Port-La-Forêt.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Plage de Trez Cao

Open anchorage off the sand beach of Trez Cao, south Finistere, between Concarneau and the Pointe de Trevignon.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de Trévignon

Sand anchorage off the beach immediately W of the Pointe de Trévignon, on the south Finistère coast of the commune of Trégunc.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Rade du Guet

Anchorage with 6 moorings in the bay of Douarnenez, just north of the port of Tréboul, south-western Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W