Best anchorages and harbours in Vendée
50 documented anchorages and harbours in Vendée, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 31AnchorageFrance
Anse de Toulin
3.0Sandy anchorage off the Côte d'Amour, just south of Le Pouliguen harbour entrance in the bay of La Baule.
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
- 32AnchorageFrance
Anse de Trébézy
3.0Anchorage on the north shore of the Loire estuary, west of Saint-Nazaire, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, N and W winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 33AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ker Châlon
3.0Sand anchorage on the north-east coast of the Île d'Yeu, 0.4 NM south-east of Port Joinville, close to the town and the Plage de Ker Châlon.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
34AnchorageFranceBaie du Pouliguen
2.9Sand anchorage in the bay of La Baule, between Le Pouliguen to the W and Pornichet to the SE, on the Guerande peninsula.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 35AnchorageFrance
Anse Gavy
2.8Buoy mooring on the Saint-Nazaire side of the Loire estuary, near the Pointe de Chémoulin.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
36AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier Nord
2.8Anchorage on the north side of Île du Pilier, a small rocky island off Noirmoutier, 2.7 NM west of L'Herbaudière.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 37AnchorageFrance
Roches du repos
2.6Rock anchorage off the Vendée coast, south of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, open to the Atlantic swell.
- Free
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 38AnchorageFrance
Gracie Ferrande
1.4Anchorage off Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie on the Vendée coast, close to the entrance of the Vie estuary.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 39AnchorageFrance
Plage du Grand Traict
1.2Open anchorage off the sandy beach of Grand Traict on the Guérande peninsula, between Pornichet and Le Croisic, on the southern Loire-Atlantique coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 40AnchorageFrance
Le Gois échouage
1.1Drying anchorage on mud in the Baie de Bourgneuf along the Passage du Gois, the tidal causeway linking Noirmoutier to the mainland, in the Pays de la Loire.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 41AnchorageFrance
Cale d'accès du Paradis
Slipway on the Loire between Le Pellerin and Couëron, downstream of Nantes. Anchoring is prohibited.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
42AnchorageFranceÎle du Pilier
Sand anchorage off the Île du Pilier, a granite islet 2.7 NM northwest of L'Herbaudière on Noirmoutier, Vendée.
- Sheltered SW, S
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La Nor
Anchorage in the baie de Bourgneuf, Pays de la Loire, mud bottom with good holding, open to westerly weather.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
44AnchorageFranceLe Cormier
Anchorage on the Jade coast near Pornic, sand and rock bottom, shelter from NE through E and from SW through SE.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
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Les Formes
Mud-bottom anchorage in the Baie de Bourgneuf, southern Loire-Atlantique, sheltered from NW and W.
- Sheltered NW, W
46AnchorageFranceParc Fromentine
Sand-bottom anchorage in the Goulet de Fromentine, off the Vendée coast, near the bridge to Île de Noirmoutier.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
47AnchorageFrancePlage des Carrés
Mooring field off the plage des Carrés at Pornic, on the Jade coast of Loire-Atlantique, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
48AnchorageFrancePlage du Veillon
Anchorage off the sandy Veillon beach at the mouth of the Payré estuary, south of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire in Vendée.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
49AnchorageFrancePointe du Bec
Rocky anchorage off Pornichet on the southern Brittany coast, just east of the Baie de La Baule.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 50AnchorageFrance
Port Saint-Michel
Open anchorage off the south coast of the Le Croisic peninsula, Loire-Atlantique.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE