Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Er Runio

Sandy anchorage in the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, close to Locmariaquer, with shelter from W, SW and S.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Gavrinis

Anchorage off the island of Gavrinis in the Golfe du Morbihan, sand bottom, sheltered from W and SW.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Grand Veïzit

Anchorage in the golfe du Morbihan, close to Locmariaquer on the west shore of the entrance channel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Iles Logoden

Anchorage between the two Logoden islets in the Gulf of Morbihan, south Brittany, on a sand bottom.

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

Kerletu

Anchorage on the west side of the Petite Mer de Gâvres, at the entrance of the rade de Lorient in Morbihan.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

L'ile aux moines

Visitor mooring buoys off Port-Blanc on the north-east shore of the Île aux Moines, in the Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany.

L’Isle

Anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, mud bottom, well sheltered by surrounding wooded banks.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE

La Falaise

Mooring field of 35 buoys off Locmariaquer, at the entrance of the Golfe du Morbihan.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

La garenne

Mooring buoy in the Golfe du Morbihan near the Île de la Garenne, mud bottom, sheltered from the prevailing westerlies.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

La Roche-Bernard

River anchorage on the Vilaine upstream of the Arzal dam, in front of the town of La Roche-Bernard.

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

Men er Beleg

Anchorage in the south-west of the Golfe du Morbihan off Locmariaquer, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from N through NE and E to NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Mouillage de Bellevue

Anchorage of about 69 buoys on the Vannes channel, between Conleau and Port-Anna, in the Gulf of Morbihan.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, NE, E, S

Plage de Brouel

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, south of Île d'Arz, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Porh Penhoët

Rocky anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, 1.1 NM NW of Sauzon.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port de Kerledan

Anchorage on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and Le Palais, in the Morbihan department of Brittany.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Riviere d'Auray

Anchorage on the Auray river inside the Golfe du Morbihan in Brittany, between Le Bono and the town of Auray.

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

Roch Toul

Rocky anchorage on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1.7 NM west of Sauzon.

• Sheltered E

Roche-Bernard

Anchorage on the river Vilaine at La Roche-Bernard, upstream of the Arzal dam and lock, southern Brittany.

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

Toulvern

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan at the head of the Anse de Toulvern, west of the Île aux Moines, mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NE to SE.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Le Blavet Stomac

River anchorage on the Blavet, 1.8 NM S of Hennebont and upstream of Lorient, in Brittany.

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

Piriac-sur-Mer

Marina on the presqu'île guérandaise north of La Turballe, 830 berths behind a breakwater, in a village labelled Petite Cité de Caractère.

Plage de Kaolins

Anchorage off the Kaolins beach at Ploemeur on the southern Brittany coast, west of Lorient.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de Port Navalo

Sand anchorage off the beach of Port-Navalo on the western tip of the Rhuys peninsula, at the mouth of the Golfe du Morbihan.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port Vilaine Maritime

Marina of 130 berths on the lower Vilaine, at Pénestin in Morbihan, Brittany.

Portz Halai

Cove on the north coast of the Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast of Brittany. Sand bottom, open to the north.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Tal er Hah

Sand anchorage on the south-east coast of Île de Houat, a short hop from Port de Saint-Gildas.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Vilaine

River anchorage on the Vilaine above the Arzal dam, between Arzal-Camoël and La Roche-Bernard, southern Morbihan.

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

Étel

Tidal harbour of around 400 berths on the Ria d'Étel, south Morbihan, entered across a shifting sand bar.

Guidel

River marina on the Laïta estuary between Morbihan and Finistère, 220 berths upstream of the Guidel-Plages bar.

Mouillage de Merrien

Anchorage in the ria of Merrien, a narrow inlet on the south coast of Finistere between Doelan and Brigneau.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE