Best anchorages and harbours in Morbihan

Baie du Ven Hoal

Anchorage on the north coast of Groix, 2.3 NM west of Port-Tudy, Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Doelan

Ria harbour on the south coast of Finistère at Clohars-Carnoët, Brittany, between Le Pouldu and Merrien.

Port Jean

Small cove on the north coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, between Sauzon and the Pointe des Poulains, off the commune of Sauzon.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port-Blanc

Marina of 410 berths in Baden, on the northern shore of the Golfe du Morbihan, opposite the Île aux Moines which is served by a short ferry from the port slipway.

Port d'Arzal-Camoël

Marina of 1250 berths on the Vilaine, immediately upstream of the Arzal dam, between the Morbihan communes of Arzal and Camoël.

Porh Roëd

Anchorage on the south side of Île de Groix, Morbihan, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port-Lay

Small cove with a dozen moorings on the north coast of Île de Groix, off the Morbihan coast in Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Étrier De Marzan

River mooring on the Vilaine near Marzan, upstream of the Arzal dam, in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Trehiguier

Single visitor buoy on the Vilaine river estuary at Pénestin, south Brittany, mud bottom, well protected from N, NE, E, S and SE.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Baie du Dervin

Sandy bay between Le Croisic and Le Pouliguen on the south Brittany coast, sheltered from the northerly quadrant, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe de Ramonette

Anchorage off the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, 0,3 nautical miles southeast of Le Palais, the main port of the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Melin

Small anchorage on the north coast of the Île de Groix, east of Port-Tudy, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Saint-Julien

Sand bottom anchorage on the east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany, sheltered from W and SW winds.

• Sheltered W, SW

Anse de Cornaud

Sand and rock anchorage on the south-east coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer, in Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Ponton Aval - Port d'Arzal-Camoël

Downstream visitor pontoon at the Arzal-Camoel marina, just below the Arzal dam on the Vilaine estuary in southern Brittany.

Île Longue Sud

Anchorage on the south side of Île Longue in the Golfe du Morbihan, inshore waters of southern Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Le Palais

Visitor mooring buoy field in the roadstead off Le Palais, the main port of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, south Brittany.

• Free
• Sheltered W, SW, S

Sauzon - ville

Anchorage off the village of Sauzon on the north-west coast of Belle-Île-en-Mer in Morbihan, sand bottom, just outside the drying harbour.

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

Kerbihan

Buoy mooring field off Kerbihan, on the west bank of the Rivière de Crac'h just below La Trinité-sur-Mer. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Brigneau

Drying ria on the south coast of Finistère, commune of Moëlan-sur-Mer, between Merrien and the Bélon river.

Pen er Menn

Anchorage of around 102 moorings off Arradon on the north shore of the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE

Zone mouillage du Traict

Buoy field in the Traict du Croisic tidal lagoon, just north of Le Croisic harbour, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Porh En Hal

Small rocky cove on the north coast of Île de Groix, off Lorient in southern Brittany.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pointe du Croisic

Rocky anchorage off the tip of the Le Croisic peninsula, south Brittany.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pont Aven

Tidal basin in the town of Pont-Aven, about 4 NM up the Aven river from its mouth at Port Manec'h, in southern Finistère.

Pornichet

Mooring field off Pornichet on the Baie de La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, at the western end of the Côte d'Amour.

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

Locmaria

Small anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off the village of Locmaria, in Brittany.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mouillage Du Storang

Anchorage on the south coast of Île de Groix, off Brittany, on a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port de Saint-Gildas

Main harbour of the Île d'Houat, in Morbihan, southern Brittany. Around 37 berths on the drying inner pool plus visitor moorings in the outer bay.

Port Neuf

Rocky anchorage on the Île-d'Arz in the Golfe du Morbihan, fringed by ledges, sheltered from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW