ARCHIPELAGOES - France

Marina	Position	Contact/Address	Information

Andernos Les Bains		Bureau du Port – Port du Betey – 33510 Andernos-les-Bains Tel : - 05 56 82 00 12
Angletbrise-lames		Bureau du Port de Plaisance – 118 Av. de l’Adour – 64600 Anglet Tel : - 05 59 63 05 45 Fax : -05 59 52 17 66
Arcachon		Bureau du Port de Plaisance – Quai du Cdt Silhouette – B.P. 82 33313 Arcachon cedex Tel : -05 56 22 36 70 Fax : -05 56 22 36 74
Arradon		Bureau du Port – B.P . 4 – 56610 Arradon Tel : - 02 97 44 01 23 Fax : -02 97 44 01 23
Ars En Re		Capitainerie Quai de la Criée 17590 Ars en Ré Tel : - 05 46 29 25 10 Fax : -05 46 29 66 91
Arzal Camoel		Le Vieux Château – 56130 La Roche Bernard Tel : - 02 99 90 05 86 Fax : - 02 99 90 08 08
Audierne	48 00.6 N 04 32.3 W	Bureau du Port – Place de la Liberté – 29770 Audierne Tel : - 02 98 75 04 93 Fax : -02 98 70 25 62	New pontoons under construction right next to existing. HbrMr says there will be about 30 visitors spaces. He is very helpful and Anglophile. Frank Singleton, Yacht: Anhinga, 3/8/00
Bassin Saint Pierre - Caen		Bassin St Pierre – 14000 CAEN Tel : - 02 31 95 24 47 Fax : -02 31 30 43 44
Beaulieu Sur Mer		Sté du port de plaisance – Bd. Général Leclerc 06310 Beaulieu sur Mer Tel : - 04 93 01 10 49 Fax : -04 93 01 14 12
Berre L'etang		Capitainerie du Port Albert Sanson – 13130 Berre-l’Etang Tel : -04 42 85 05 04
Binic		Bureau du Port – Quai Jean Bart – 22520 Binic Tel : -02 96 73 61 86 Fax : -02 96 73 72 38
Boulogne Marina		Quai Chanzy, 62200 Boulogne-sur-Mer Tel : -02 21 31 70 01
Bourgenaytalmont St Hilaire		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance – 85440 Talmont St Hilaire Tel : - 02 51 22 20 36 Fax : -02 51 22 29 45
Boyardville		Bureau du Port de Plaisance de Boyardville 17190 St-Georges-D’Oléron Tel : - 05 46 47 23 71 Fax : - 05 46 75 06 13
Cabourg		Cabourg Yacht Club – Port de Plaisance – Club House 14 390 Cabourg Tel : -02 31 91 23 55 Fax : -02 31 24 71 60
Calais Marina		Basin Quest, 62100 Calais Tel : -03 21 34 55 23
Camille Rayon		Port Camille Rayon – Quai Napoléon – 06220 Golfe Juan Tel : -04 93 63 30 30 Fax : -04 93 63 55 07
Canet En Roussillon		Capitainerie du Port – BP 210 – 66141 Canet en Roussillon Tel : -04 68 73 58 73 Fax : -04 68 73 80 78
Cannes I (vieux Port)		Bureau du Port – Gare Maritime – 06400 Cannes Tel : - 04 92 98 70 00 Fax : - 04 92 98 70 01
Cap D'ail		Sté du Port de Plaisance – B.P. 16 – 06 230 Cap d’Ail Tel : - 04 93 78 28 46 Fax : -04 93 41 98 29
Capbreton		SIVOM Côte Sud – Capitainerie– B.P. 49 – 40130 Capbreton Tel : - 05 58 72 21 23 Fax : -05 58 72 40 35
Carnon		Capitainerie – Quai Auguste Meynier – 34280 Carno Tel : - 04 67 68 10 78 Fax : -04 67 68 14 18
Carqueiranne		Capitainerie du Port «Les Salettes» - 83320 Carqueiranne Tel : - 04 94 58 56 25
Cavalaire		Port privé de Cavalaire – Bureau du Port– 83240 Cavalaire Tel : -04 94 64 16 01 Fax : -04 94 64 12 74
Chatelaillon		Bureau du Port – Pointe de la Falaise – 17340 Chatelaillon Plage Tel : - 05 46 56 38 79
Cherbourg		Capitainerie du port de plaisance de Chantereyne – 50 100 Cherbourg Tel : - 02 33 87 65 70 Fax : -02 33 53 21 12
Concarneau		Maison du Port – Môle Pénéroff – 29900 Concarneau Tel : - 02 98 97 57 96 Fax : -02 98 97 15 15
Courseulles Sur Mer		Bureau du Port – Immeuble la Capitainerie – Quai ouest 14470 Courseulles-sur-Mer Tel : - 02 31 37 51 69 Fax : -02 31 37 51 69
Crozon Morgat		Port de Plaisance –– 29160 Crozon Tel : - 02 98 27 01 97 Fax : -02 98 27 19 76
Deauville – Municipal		Bureau du Port Municipal – 20, rue Fossorier – 14 800 Deauville Tel : - 02 31 98 50 40
Deauville ; S.E.R		Port Deauville S.A. – Quai des Marchands – 14800 Deauville Tel : - 02 31 98 30 01 Fax : -02 31 81 98 92
Dieppe - Port Jehan Ango		Sté Dieppoise du Port de Plaisance JEHAN ANGO - 76200 Dieppe Tel : - 02 35 40 19 79 Fax : -02 35 40 19 79
Dinard		Quai de la Perle – 35800 Dinard Tel : - 02 99 46 65 55 Fax : -02 99 46 64 73
Doelan – Clohars		Bureau du Port – 29360 Clohars-Carnoet Tel : -02 98 71 53 90 Fax : -02 98 71 59 83
Douhet		Capitainerie – Port de Plaisance de Douhet 17190 St-Georges-d’Oléron Tel : -05 46 76 71 13 Fax : -05 46 76 78 26
Fecamp		Tel : - 02 35 28 13 58 Fax : -02 35 28 60 46
Figueirette Miramar		Sté Immobilière du Port de la Figueirette Miramar 06590 Théoule sur Mer Tel : -04 93 75 41 00 Fax : -04 93 75 03 02
Fos / St Gervais		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance de St-Gervais – B.P. 102 13270 Fos-sur-Mer Tel : -04 42 47 70 57 Fax : -04 42 05 34 58
Frioul		Capitainerie du port de Frioul – Quai Berry – 13001 Frioul Tel : -04 91 59 01 82 Fax : -04 91 59 04 79
Frontignan		Capitainerie – Avenue Vauban – 34110 Frontignan Tel : -04 67 48 75 21
Golfe Juan		Capitainerie - Quai Saint-Pierre – 06220 Golfe-Juan Tel : - 04 39 63 96 25 Fax : -04 93 63 66 41
Gruissan		Capitainerie dePort Gruissan – 11430 Gruissan Tel : - 04 68 49 08 20 Fax : -04 68 49 11 05
Hendaye		Capitainerie – BP 534 64 704 Hendaye cedex Tel : - 05 59 48 06 00 Fax : - 05 59 48 06 01
Istres(port Des Heures Claires)		Capitainerie du Port des Heures claires – 13800 Istres Tel : - 04 42 55 51 73 Fax : - 04 42 56 11 00
Kergait – Penfoul – Benodet		Bureau du Port – 29950 Benodet Tel : - 02 98 57 05 78 Fax : -02 98 57 00 21
L'herbaudiere		S.A du Port de Plaisance de l’Herbaudière – Capitainerie 85330 Noirmoutier en l’Ile Tel : - 02 51 39 05 05 Fax : -02 51 39 75 97
L'ile Aux Moines		Capitainerie – Port de l’Ile aux Moines – 56780 Ile aux Moines Tel : - 02 97 26 30 57 Fax : -02 97 26 30 16
La Ciotat		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance – Bd. Anatole France 13600 La Ciota Tel : - 04 42 08 62 90 Fax : -04 42 71 46 01
La Flotte		Bureau du Port – QuaI de Sénac – 17630 La Flotte en Ré Tel : - 05 46 09 67 66
La Galere		Port La Galère – Bureau du Port – 06 590 Théoule sur Mer Tel : -04 93 75 41 74
La Grande Motte		Port de la Grande-Motte – Capitainerie – 34280 La Grande Motte Tel : - 04 67 56 50 06 Fax : -04 67 29 74 63
La Roche Bernard		2 Quai St-Antoine – 56130 La Roche Bernard Tel : - 02 99 90 62 17 Fax : -02 99 90 62 17
La Trinite Sur Mer		Bureau du Port – B.P. 12 – 56470 La Trinité Tel : - 02 97 55 71 49 Fax : -02 97 55 86 89
La Vignecap Ferret		Sté Nautique de La Vigne – Port de la Vigne – 33970Lege-Cap Ferret Tel : - 05 56 60 54 36 Fax : - 05 56 60 88 77
Larraldeniast Jean De Luz		Capitainerie – 64500 St Jean de Luz Tel : - 05 59 47 26 81 Fax : -05 59 47 86 11
Le Caribou		Port Le Caribou – Hôtel club le Caribou – Porticiollo- Cagnano 20228 LURI Tel : - 04 95 34 00 33
Le Crouesty – Arzon		B.P. 20 – 56640 Arzon Tel : - 02 97 53 73 33 Fax : - 02 97 53 90 22
Le Lavandou		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance – 83980 Le Lavandou Tel : - 04 94 71 08 73 Fax : -04 94 15 24 51
Le Niel		Capitainerie Port du NIEL – 83400 Hyères Tel : - 04 94 58 21 49 Fax : -04 94 58 19 83
Les Embiez Bendor		S.A. Paul Ricard – Iles des Embiez – 83140 Le Brusc Six Fours Tel : -04 94 34 07 51 Fax : -04 94 74 92 96
Les Issambres «port Fereol»		I.S.C.I. Port Férréol – 83380 Les Issambres Tel : - 04 94 49 51 56
Les Issambres «san Peire»		Bureau du port – 83 380 Les Issambres Tel : - 04 94 49 40 29 Fax : -04 94 96 90 58
Les Oursinieres		Sté Nautique du Port des Oursinières – 83220 Le Pradet Tel : -04 94 21 43 02
Les Sablons – Saint Malo		Port des Sablons – Terre plein Sud – 35400 St-Malo Tel : - 02 99 81 71 34 Fax : -02 99 81 91 81
Lezardrieux		Bureau du port – 22740 Lezardrieux Tel : - 02 96 20 14 22 Fax : -02 96 22 10 34
Loctudy		Bureau du Port – 29750 Loctudy Tel : -02 98 87 51 36
Lorient-Kernevel		Villa Margaret – 56 260 Larmor Plages Tel : - 02 97 65 48 25 Fax : -02 97 33 63 56
Mandelieu La Napoule		Y.C.I.de Mandelieu La Napoule - B.P. 923 – Port La Napoule 06 210 La Napoule plages Tel : -04 92 97 77 77 Fax : -04 92 97 78 78
Marans		Capitainerie – Quai du 11 novembre – 17230 Marans Tel : -05 46 01 02 99
Marina Baie Des Anges		Y.I.C.I.M. – port de Marina-Baie-des-Anges 06 270 Villeneuve-Loubet Tel : -04 92 13 32 20 Fax : - 04 93 20 45 39
Martigues		Capitainerie des Ports de Martigues-Port à Sec –Ecopolis Sud 13500 Martigues Tel : -04 42 07 00 00 Fax : -04 42 07 06 36
Menton Garavan		S.A. Port Menton Garavan – B.P.49 – 06 502 Menton cedex Tel : -04 93 28 78 00 Fax : - 04 93 35 48 01
Morlaix		Capitainerie – Quai Tréguier – 29600 Morlaix Tel : -02 98 62 13 14
Ouistreham		CCI de Caen Direction des Equipements Portuaires – Bassin d’Hérouville - 14200 Hérouville St Clair Tel : - 02 31 35 63 00 Fax : -02 31 35 63 06
Palavas		Port de Plaisance – Capitainerie – 34250 Palavas les Flots Tel : - 04 67 07 78 50 Fax : -04 67 50 61 04
Pauillac		Maison du Tourisme et du vin de Pauillac - La Verrerie33250 Pauillac Tel : - 05 56 59 03 08 Fax : -05 56 59 23 38
Perros Guirec		17 rue Anatole Le Braz – 22700 Perros-Guirec Tel : - 02 96 49 80 50 Fax : - 02 96 23 37 19
Ploumanach		Bureau du port – maison des pêcheurs – 22700 Perros-Guirec Tel : - 02 96 91 44 31
Pointe Rouge		Capitainerie du port de la Pointe-Rouge – Place Joseph Vidal13008 Marseille Tel : -04 91 73 13 21
Pont Jean Ango		76200 Dieppe Tel : -023 54 09 79
Pornic		Y.C.I.P. - Port de la Noëveillard – Capitainerie – BP 22 44210 Pornic Tel : - 02 40 82 05 40 Fax : -02 40 82 55 37
Pornic – Vieux Port		Compagnie d’Exploitation des Ports – B.P. 13 44210 Pornic Tel : - 02 51 74 15 65 Fax : -02 51 74 15 66
Pornichet - Port D'echouage		Association Cercle Nautique de Pornichet – Bd des Océanides – 44380 Pornichet Tel : -02 40 61 61 06
Pornichet - S.A		Bureau du Port – 44380 Pornichet Cédex Tel : - 02 40 61 03 20 Fax : - 02 40 61 87 18
Porquerolles		Capitainerie du port de Plaisance – Ile de porquerolles 83400 Hyères Tel : - 04 94 58 30 72 Fax : -04 94 58 35 48
Port Barcares		Capitainerie – 66 420 Le Barcarès Tel : - 04 68 86 07 35 Fax : -04 68 86 41 03
Port Canto		Port Pierre Canto – B.P. 118 – 06405 Cannes cedex Tel : -04 92 18 84 84 Fax : -04 93 43 17 03
Port Carentan		Rue des Remblais, BP450, 50500 Carentan Tel : -02 33 42 24 44
Port De Bouc		Bureau du port – rue de la République – 13110 Port-de-Bouc Tel : - 04 42 06 38 50
Port de Chantereyne		Capitanerie, 50100 Cherbourg Tel : -02 33 87 65 70
Port de Courseuilles		Quai Ouest, 14470 Courseuilles sur Mer Tel : -02 31 37 51 69
Port de Dahouet		Capitenerie Port De Dahouet, Quai de Terre-Neuvas, 22370 Pleneuf-Val-Andre Tel : -02 96 72 82 85
Port De Joinville - Ile D'yeu		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance - Port Joinville -BP 437 – 83350 Ile d’Yeu Tel : -02 51 58 38 11 Fax : -02 51 26 03 49
Port De La Madraguest Cyr Sur Mer		Port de Plaisance Communal de la Madrague – 83270 St-Cyr-sur-Mer Tel : - 04 94 26 39 81
Port de la Minotais		Mairie, 22490 Plouer/Rance Tel : -02 99 68 68 35
Port de Lezardrieux		Port de Plaisance, 22740 Lezardrieux Tel : -029 62 04 22
Port de Plaisance des Sablons		Terre-Plein Sud, 35400 Saint Malo Tel : -02 99 81 71 34
Port de Plaisance du Moulin Blanc		SOPAB Port de Plaisance du Moulin Blanc, BP411 29275 Brest Cedex Tel : -02 98 02 20 02
Port De Prefailles		Club Nautique St-Gildas – Pointe St-Gildas - B.P. 20 44770 Préfailles Tel : - 02 40 21 60 07 Fax : -02 40 64 55 15
Port Deauville		Quai de Marchands, 14800 Deauville Tel : -02 31 98 30 01
Port Du Teich		Hôtel de ville – Port du Teich – Place du Souvenir – 33470 Le Teich Tel : - 05 56 22 33 60 Fax : -05 56 22 33 61
Port Guillaume		SOGEA port Normand – Bureau du Port – Port Guillaume – B.P. 46 14160 Dives sur Mer Tel : - 02 31 24 48 00 Fax : -02 31 24 73 02
Port Haliguen Quiberon		B.P. 15 – port Haliguen – 56170 Quiberon Tel : - 02 97 50 20 56 Fax : -02 97 50 50 50
Port Inland		701 avenue Gaston de Fontmichel – B.P. 55 06212 Mandelieu cedex Tel : -04 93 47 50 68 Fax : -04 93 47 96 44
Port La Foret		Bureau du port – 29940 La Forêt-Fousnant Tel : -02 98 56 98 45 Fax : -02 98 56 81 31
Port La Vie		Capitainerie Port la Vie – Bd de l’Egalité – BP 61 85800 St- Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Tel : - 02 51 55 30 83 Fax : -02 51 55 31 43
Port Saint Laurent		Y.C.I. de St-laurent-du-Var – Bureau du Port 06700 St-Laurent-du-Var Tel : -04 93 07 12 70 Fax : -04 93 07 35 55
Port Saint-Vaast		Place Auguste Contamine, 50500 Saint Vaast La Hongue Tel : -02 33 23 61 00
Ports De La Sagemor		SAGEMOR - 10 rue St Tropez – B.P 221 – 56006 Vannes Cedex Tel : - 02 97 42 63 44 Fax : - 02 97 47 09 47
Rochefort		Capitainerie – Quai Lemoine-de-Serigny – 17300 Rochefort Tel : - 05 46 83 99 96 Fax : -05 46 99 80 56
Royan		SEMGET – BP 519 – 17211 Royan Tel : - 05 46 38 72 22 Fax : -05 46 39 42 47
Sables D'olonneport Olona		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance – Quai Alain Gerbaud – BP 122 Port Olona – 85104 Les Sables D’Olone Tel : -02 51 32 51 16 Fax : -02 51 32 37 13
Saint Cyr Les Lecques		Sté du port de St-Cyr – Capitainerie – Terre-plein du nouveau Port 83 270 St-Cyr les Lecques Tel : -04 94 26 21 98 Fax : -04 94 88 71 92
Saint Denis D'oleron		Capitainerie du Port de Plaisance – 17650 St-Denis-d’Oléron Tel : - 05 46 47 97 97 Fax : -05 46 75 72 99
Saint Martin De Re		Capitainerie – Quai Daniel Rivaille – 17410 St Martin de Ré Tel : - 05 46 09 26 69
Saint Quay Portrieuxport D’armor		Esplanade du Port – 22410 St-Quay-Portrieux Tel : -02 96 70 81 30 Fax : - 02 96 70 81 31
Saint Valery En Caux		Bureau du Port – 76 460 St-Valéry-en-Caux Tel : - 02 35 97 01 30 Fax : - 02 35 97 90 73
Sainte Catherine – Penmanelocmiquelic		Maison du Port – 56570 Locmiquelic Tel : -02 97 33 59 51 Fax : -02 97 33 89 25
Sainte Marine – Combrit		Cale Du Bac – 29 120 Combrit Tel : -02 98 56 38 72 Fax : -02 98 51 95 17
Sainte Maxime		Sté du port privé – capitainerie – 83 120 Sainte-Maxime Tel : -04 94 96 05 12 Fax : -04 94 43 88 56
Sanary Sur Mer		Capitainerie du Port de Sanary – Quai des Baux 83110 Sanary sur Mer Tel : -04 94 74 20 95
Sausset Les Pins		Capitainerie du Port de Sausset – 13 960 Sausset-les-pins Tel : -04 42 44 55 01 Fax : -04 42 45 27 07
Seyne Sur Mer St Elme		Bureau du port – 6 Quai de la Marine – 83500 La Seyne-sur-Mer Tel : -04 94 87 95 34 Fax : - 04 94 06 04 28
St Cyprien		Capitainerie – Quai RIMBAUD – 66750 St-Cyprien Tel : - 04 68 21 07 98 Fax : -04 68 21 90 11
St Mandrier		Bureau du Port de Plaisance – Quai Severine – 83430 Saint-Mandrier Tel : -04 94 63 97 39 Fax : -09 94 63 59 74
St Maries De La Mer (port Gardian)		Capitainerie de Port Gardian – avenue Th. Aubanel 13 460 Stes-Maries-de-La-Mer Tel : - 04 90 97 85 87
Sylva Maris		Sté Civile de Gestion Sylva-Maris – 06360 Eze-sur-Mer Tel : - 04 93 01 53 28
Toulon St Louis Du Mourillon		Bureau du Port de Plaisance – Quai du Petit-Rang – 83000 Toulon Tel : - 04 94 42 27 65 Fax : -04 94 42 27 68
Trebeurden		B.P. 40 – 22560 Trebeurden Tel : - 02 96 23 64 00 Fax : - 02 96 15 40 87
Treboul - Douarnenez		Port de Plaisance –– H.V. – BP 437 – 29174 Douarnenez Cédex Tel : - 02 98 27 01 97 Fax : -02 98 27 19 76
Trentemoultnantes		Bureau du Port – Port de Trentemoult – Quai Surcouf – 44 400 Rézé Tel : - 02 40 84 09 14
Tudy - Ile De Groix		Bureau du Port – 56590 Ile de Groix Tel : - 02 97 86 54 62
Valras		Capitainerie – Bd Jean-Dauga – 34350 Valras Plage Tel : - 04 67 32 33 64 Fax : - 04 67 32 33 64
Vannes		Bureau du Port La Rabine – 56000 Vannes Tel : - 02 97 54 16 08 Fax : -02 97 42 48 80
Vieux-port/ St Cyr Sur Mer		Capitainerie du Vieux-Port – 83270 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer Tel : - 04 94 26 44 49 Fax : - 04 94 26 44 49
Ville Franche (port De La Darse)		Capitainerie – Port de la Darse – 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer Tel : -04 93 01 70 70 Fax : -04 93 76 92 33
Atlantic Coast
Dielette			Very nice new marina. easy access, well sheltered, spacious, uncrowded, sill passable about HW –3 to +3. Good cheap bar/restaurant on quay and posher restaurant also. Typical French hotel/bar/restaurant in nearby village. Well stocked small supermarket in Flamanville about a mile up the hill. More advanced shopping in Les Pieux about 4 miles away. John Northcott October 2001
Carteret			Another nice new marina accessed across extensive drying banks at the right state of tide HW –21/2 to +21/2. Very crowded at weekends. Good restaurants and all the amenities of a small seaside town. Portbail Small drying harbour in large landlocked sandy bay. Minimal facilities. Almost full of small local boats on trots. (Mud rather smelly) Visitors lie alongside pontoon, but if you are a fin-keeler with legs stand off a little or the pontoon will come down on your leg as the tide falls. Very attractive small town half a mile along the causeway with well reputed restaurants. John Northcott October 2001
Granville			Large very well-appointed sheltered marina with usual tidal restricted access. Town pleasant, bustling, with attractive old quarter and historical interest. John Northcott October 2001
Plouer-sur-Rance			Small new marina converted from old tide-mill basin. Extremely pleasant and efficient Capitaine (Mlle. Lilian). Typical pretty rural Brittany surroundings. Two boatyards and village with good small hypermarket a mile away. John Northcott October 2001
Lyvet			Small marina with minimal amenities just above Chatelier lock in non-tidal section of river. Good restaurant but shops in another village 2 miles away. Attractive cycle ride along river bank to Dinan. John Northcott October 2001
The West coast of the Cotentin peninsula			is an attractive cruising ground in good conditions with easy passages between ports, but it is no place to be in bad weather from the west with a shoaling lee shore and restricted access to ports of refuge. John Northcott October 2001
Grandcamp Maisy			Visited this, on first impressions, very acceptable harbour in the western end of the bay of the Seine: Harbour master very helpful, showers excellent, but at certain times the bottom of the harbour gives off an evil smelling gas which bubbles to the surface and invades your cabin. Also at night the noise from the Karioke bar on one side of the harbour competes with the night club on the other to keep you awake. Fortunately the Karioke finishes about 2am while the night club carries on for another couple of hours! J Declemy, Lady Olivia, 27/8/99
St Quay Portrieux			has reduced its off season charges. 10 - 11 metres 67 FF from 1 October to 30 April, 92 FF May, June and September. Still fairly pricy by French standards July August at 147 FF. Shower jetons 10 FF.
Paimpol		Quai neuf – Maison des Plaisanciers – 22500 Paimpol Tel : - 02 96 20 47 65 Fax : -02 96 55 30 53	The entrance channel seems to have silted somewhat. In last, buoyed, part of the channel we found depths about half to one metre less than charted. On a very low neap with our 1.85 draft we had to stay another day. Also, the harbour master tells me that the stream running into the harbour dries up in the Summer. Do not rely on the advertised depth inside. If in doubt, give them a call on Channel 9. Frank Singleton 18 April 1999
Perros Guirec			I found the marina entrance confusing partly because of the large number of boats outside the marina on drying moorings and partly because the large number of yachts sailing about gave the impression they were waiting for the gate to open. They weren't, they had just come out for a jolly. The lesson I learnt was to trust the Almanac and the chart and go for it. Roger Saunders, Yacht Badger, 17/7/99
Treguier		Bureau de Port de Plaisance, 22220 Treguier Tel : -02 96 92 42 37	The CA handbook recommendation to leave/arrive only at slack water is too restrictive. However at least enter up tide as the notice at pontoon end says. I found it ok to enter on falling tide so was face to tide when leaving on the ebb. On no account moor downtide. The flow of water seems to be along the finger pontoons at high water but diagonal when the water level is low. There an additional hazard just 40 metres upstream of the top pontoon. The foundations of the old bridge (one arch visible on east bank) dry 4.7 metres according to my chart. It looks like a good place to turn!! Roger Saunders 17/7/99
Med COAST ST RAPHAEL TO SPANISH BORDER 1.0 Introduction. We visited 25 ports in France from St Raphael to the Spanish boarder over a 6 month period last year. Below they are listed with a sentence or two on each. 2.0 General. France is easy but not cheap. Heikell has it all, but better and cheaper is a French 'Livre de Board'. Cost about £10 and available everywhere. French charts are good and readily available. 3.0 Dangers. The dreaded Mistral. All the year around, less in Summer. The French weather forecasts are very good and they seem to understand it now, so listen to the forecasts. Also French men fishing everywhere. 4.0 Procedures. Either ring or call up on channel 16/9 to the 'Capitainerie' a few hours before arrival, or just arrive. Ask for one night and on arrival go to the office and ask for more if you need it. They tend to keep your boat papers to ensure that you pay up. Paying in advance is also OK. They are often reluctant to take bookings but we never had a problem getting in where we wanted. Prices vary enormously. If you want to see the jet set places then you will need to cough up the necessary readies. The further East you go the less likely to have help with lines on arrival. Conclusions We covered about 500 miles in French waters and enjoyed every moment of it. Excellent food, wine and beautiful people, even some with clothes on. The French 'Capitainerie' system can only said to be excellent. The ports and Marinas are well organised and we had no difficulty in finding places, even in the high season. In all cases, the marina organisers went out of their way to be helpful. Costs for the 42 foot Yacht varied between £15 and £29 in a random manner. In every case, electricity and water was provided on the quay, so, well, expensive say some, but for us, cheaper than living in a house with a car in London. I gave France 18/20. They lost one point for the dreadful mobile phone system. I was sold a phone that would not do E mail which was changed for a 2nd hand one with a sim card that was not capable of E mail. In St Raphael I was sold a cable that did not work. In spite of help from very talented friends in Paris, I never managed to E mail from the boat. In Spain, I ditched the French SFR sim and had E mail up and running within 2 days with a Spanish card. They lost the second point for the steaming heaps of dog s**t . It is everywhere. There seems to be no law against it. French dogs are perfectly within their rights to strain and dump up a pile on every street corner, marina, park, patch of grass or beach. I love France and will probably finish up living there but not until they change the law so that dogs can be shot on sight for crapping in public.
St Aygulf		S.A. port Saint-Aygulf – capitainerie – 83600 Saint-Aygulf Tel : -04 94 81 15 65	Very nice but small place. We ran aground so are biased. Recommended provided that you do not run aground.
St Maxime			Beautiful, classic old French chic. Not many visitors places. Highly recommended. We saw 54 knots of Mistral in the harbour. Frightening but no problem.
Cavalaire sur Mer			OK nice town modern marina no probs.
Bormes les Mimosas		Y.C.I.B.M. – B.P. 216 – 83236 Bormes Cedex Tel : -04 94 01 55 81 Fax : -04 94 01 55 90	Nice safe marina, quite modern. Excellent old village to visit thus recommended.
Porquerolles			Beautiful, beautiful island. Nature reserve. Highly recommended.
Port Cros			Even better. Lunch at the 'Le Manoir', a very famous French restaurant. Will set you back about a hundred quid for two! We went for lunch and stayed for a week. Very highly recommended.
Plage d'Argent			Anchorage off Porquerolles. Excellent. Recommended.
Port Man			Anchorage off Port Cros Island. Excellent. Highly recommended.
Hyeres		Capitainerie du Port Saint-Pierre – 83400 Hyères-Port Tel : - 04 94 12 54 40 Fax : -04 94 12 54 50	Science fiction.
Bandol		Capitainerie du port de plaisance – 83150 Bandol Tel 04 94 29 42 64 Fax 04 94 29 93 20	Lovely place., nice old French town.
Cassis			Another excellent port, tied up next to some classic French fishing boats, magical. Highly recommenced if you can get in.
Port Miou			In the centre of the famous and spectacular 'Callanques', however it is a plastic graveyard and a disgrace to this beautiful area.
Callanques			highly recommended but not Port Miou.
Marseilles Vieux Port		Capitainerie du Vieux-Port – Quai Marcel Pagnol – 13007 Marseille Tel : - 04 91 33 25 44 Fax : -04 91 55 66 64	Opera. Extract from our log 'Sadly the opera house is right in the middle of the red light district, and as I don't like opera, I was forced to spend the evening wandering around the naughty bars. Hands in my pockets of course. Dreadful.' Super city.
Carry Le Rouet			Nice little French classic Provencal town. Small and may be difficult to find a place.
Sausset les Pins			Pure Peter Mayle. Log extract. 'They decided to have a Fete right on the quay where we were tied up. Put up 100 tables in a howling Mistral wind, stapling the paper plates to the wood to stop them blowing away. A Rock n' Roll band turned up and played the whole evening. As the band is funded by the local council and the dancing is outdoors on the quay, every one turns up. Young folks, mums, dads, grannies, granddads, village cats and dogs all out there, Dancin' to the Jail House Rock.- Amazing. We lived in this village 30 years ago and then it was 'Tango' and 'Slow Foxtrot'. So things have moved on a bit.
St Maries de la Mer			Famous church on the Camargue. Tourist trap, but very good. Nice beach next to marina.
Port Camargue		Capitainerie de Port Camargue – 30240 Le Grau du roi Tel : -04 66 51 10 10 Fax : -04 66 51 10 11	Very large modern French Marina. Safe, good. All services. OK.
Sete			Traditional French Port. Very interesting but tatty. More restaurants per square metre than any where I have seen. Good walks and Foodies paradise. Highly recommended.
Cap d'Agde		Capitaineries Avant Port – Rue de la Capitainerie 34300 Tel : - 04 67 26 00 20 Fax : -04 67 26 66 20	Huge modern marina, room in August and jumpin'. Nudie beach. Extract from log: 'I know that you have all been waiting for tales of the skinny dipping at the naturist camp at Cap d' Agde. Well, we moored up 200 metres off the beach and went ashore in the tender to check out the scenery. On arrival, trousers were dropped so as not to appear conspicuous. Jennifer was left in charge of the Yacht and Helen stayed to guard the tender which was by this time completely surrounded by nudes. Alan, Thomas and I went for a walk along the beach to, you know, stretch our legs. All I will say is that I now know where all the missing curtain rings are hanging. We came back to rescue Helen to find that she had been scolded by the beach police for having an outboard motor on what is now seen as, a environmentally sensitive area. Well, I can confirm that there were some extremely sensitive areas showing on that beach. Not recommended for the faint hearted I can tell you.' Highly Recommended.
Port Leucate		Capitainerie – Zone technique – 11370 Port Leucate Tel : - 04 68 40 91 24 Fax : -04 68 40 72 27	Strange place, but OK. Very pretty but exposed. OK.
Argeles		SAGA-CAPITAINERIE – Zone technique – 66700 Argelès sur Mer Tel : - 04 68 81 63 27 Fax : -04 68 81 69 14	Beginning of Spanish style marina help. Very nice little place. OK.
Banyuls			Beautiful place. Help with ropes etc. Very good but may depend when you are here. Extract from log: Catalonia. These are folks who live in both France and Spain at the Southern end of Pyrenees mountains. Neither the French nor Spanish seem to like 'em much, so, to make their presence felt, they blow up tourists. Not us though, German boat, French registration, Brit Captain ……..nah…….no chance…….…BOOM! What nobody had told us is that they are beautiful people. Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez would not turn heads here. What is more, they don't just have Fete days like the rest of France, but what is called a 'Fete Majeur' ie a major fete. A whole week of eating, drinking, fighting and shagging - magical.
Banyuls			end August, highly recommended. The only bad feature was the 'Sardanes' dancing. This is some strange traditional dance and takes place between 4pm and Pastis time (5:45). Not a pretty sight, the lovely people must have been sleeping off their Siestas. But I now know where Burl Ives got the inspiration for his song 'The Ugly Bugs Ball'.
Marsellian		Capitainerie – Quai Toulon – 34340 Marseillan ville Tel : - 04 67 77 34 93
Marsellian Plage
Port Vendres		capitainerie du port de plaisance – 3 quai joly – 66660 Port-Vendres Tel : - 04 68 82 00 25 Fax : -04 68 82 54 18
Banyuls sur Mer
Canal du Midi at Thau
Canal du Midi at Sete

Cote d'Azur
Antibes	Baie des Anges	Beaulieu sur Mer	Cannes	Cannes - Port Pierre Canto	Cannes Marina
Cap d'Ail	La Rague	Cogolin	Menton - Garavan	Menton - Vieux Port	Monaco - Condamine
Monaco - Fontvieille	Port Camille Rayon	Port de Golfe Juan	Nice	Crouton	Gallice
Port la Napoule	Port Saint-Laurent	Saint Jean - Cap Ferrat	Villefranche sur mer - Darse de la Sante'	Villefranche sur mer- Darse Sud	Frejus
Grimaud	Saint Tropez	Sainte Maxime - Port Prive'	Sainte Maxime - Port Public	Santa Lucia

Marina	Position	Contact/Adress	Information

Antibes - Port Vauban Marina Port Vauban Antibes	43°35' N 07°08' E	SAEM du Port Vauban – Bureau du Port 06 604 Antibes Tel : - 04 92 91 60 00 Fax : - 04 93 63 55 07
La Rague		PORT DE La Rague – B.P. 915 - 06210 Mandelieu La Napoule Tel : -04 93 49 81 55 Fax : - 04 93 49 83 99
Monaco - Fontvieille
Port la Napoule
Grimaud Port Grimaud		Maison Commune - Port Grimaud I – 83310 Port Grimaud Tel : -04 94 56 27 48 Fax : -04 94 43 40 39	Very French, very interesting, a bit of a poor mans' Venice. Parked the boat in someone's back garden.
Grimaud Sud		ASL Port Grimaud Sud – 1 place du sud – 83 310 port Grimaud Tel : - 04 94 56 11 15 Fax : -04 94 56 73 63
Beaulieu sur Mer
Baie des Anges Marina Baie Des Anges
Camille Rayon
Port Saint-Laurent
Saint Tropez		Capitainerie – Quai du Président C. Meiffret – B.P. 132 83992 Saint-Tropez Tel : - 04 94 56 68 70 Fax : - 04 94 97 31 02	Excellent, expensive,. Would not fancy it in high season. Nudie beach, very lux and jet set. A must.
Cannes Cannes
Cannes Marina
Cogolin		Capitainerie – Maison de Port Cogolin – 83310 Cogolin Tel : -04 94 49 76 92 Fax : -04 94 43 43 09
Port de Golfe Juan
Saint Jean - Cap Ferrat	43°42'2 N 07°20' E	S.A. du nouveau port de St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 06230 St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Tel +04 93 76 04 56 Fax +04 93 76 12 73
Sainte Maxime - Port Prive'
Cannes - Port Pierre Canto
Menton - Garavan
Nice		Bureau Plaisance – Quai Entrecasteaux 06300 Nice Tel +04 92 00 42 14 Fax +04 92 00 42 90
Villefranche sur mer - Darse de la Sante'
Sainte Maxime - Port Public
Menton - Vieux Port
Crouton
Villefranche sur mer- Darse Sud
Santa Lucia		Capitainerie – Quai Le Prieur – 83700 Saint-Raphaël Tel : - 04 94 95 34 30 Fax : - 04 94 95 80 46	Modern, very nice, lots of shops and restaurants in walking distance. Good. St Raphael Centre of town. Very interesting, next to a nice beach. Good.
Cap d'Ail
Monaco - Condamine
Port Gallice
Frejus		Capitainerie – rue du Littoral – 83600 Fréjus Tel : -04 94 82 63 00 Fax : - 04 94 51 48 52	Brand new Marina in old Roman town busy but OK.
















Marsellian	Sete	Port Vendres	Marsellian Plage	Banyuls sur Mer	Canal du Midi at Thau
Canal du Midi at Sete

Marina	Position	Contact/Address	Information

Pas de Calais - Picardie
Flandre
Picardie

Normandie - Baie de Seine
Deauville
Ouistreham Ouistreham-plaisance
Port en Bessin
Grandcamp

Normandie - Cotentin
Grandcamp
Baie des Veys
Carentan
Isigny
St Vaast
Barfleur
Cherbourg
La Hague
Cote
La Hague
Dielette
Carteret
Portbail
Regneville
Granville
Mont St michel
Chausey
Autres

Anglo-Normandes
Jersey
Guernesey
Herm
Aurigny
Serck

Bretagne Nord
Mont St Michel--St Malo
Cancale
Pte du Grouin
Rotheneuf
St Malo Cap Frehel
La Rance
Rade de St Malo
St Malo

Mer d'Iroise
les Iles
La cote

Bretagne Sud
Ouest
Est


Vendée

All France
Andernos Les Bains	Angletbrise-lames		Arcachon	Arradon	Ars En Re
Arzal Camoel	Audierne	Bassin Saint Pierre - Caen	Beaulieu Sur Mer	Berre L'etang	Binic
Boulogne Marina	Bourgenaytalmont St Hilaire	Boyardville	Cabourg	Calais Marina	Camille Rayon
Canet En Roussillon	Cannes I (vieux Port)		Capbreton	Carnon	Carqueiranne
Cavalaire	Chatelaillon	Cherbourg	Concarneau	Courseulles Sur Mer	Crozon Morgat
Deauville – Municipal	Deauville ; S.E.R	Dieppe - Port Jehan Ango	Dinard	Doelan – Clohars	Douhet
Fecamp	Figueirette Miramar	Fos / St Gervais	Frioul	Frontignan	Golfe Juan
Gruissan	Hendaye	Istres(port Des Heures Claires)	Kergait – Penfoul – Benodet	L'herbaudiere	L'ile Aux Moines
La Ciotat	La Flotte	La Galere	La Grande Motte	La Rague	La Roche Bernard
La Trinite Sur Mer	La Vignecap Ferret	Larraldeniast Jean De Luz	Le Caribou	Le Crouesty – Arzon	Le Lavandou
Le Niel	Les Embiez Bendor	Les Issambres «port Fereol»	Les Issambres «san Peire»	Les Oursinieres	Les Sablons – Saint Malo
Lezardrieux	Loctudy	Lorient-Kernevel	Mandelieu La Napoule	Marans	Marina Baie Des Anges
Martigues		Morlaix	Nice	Ouistreham	Palavas
Pauillac	Perros Guirec	Ploumanach	Pointe Rouge	Pont Jean Ango	Pornic
Pornic – Vieux Port	Pornichet - Port D'echouage	Pornichet - S.A	Porquerolles	Port Barcares	Port Canto
Port Carentan	Port Cogolin	Port De Bouc	Port de Chantereyne	Port de Courseuilles	Port de Dahouet
Port De Joinville - Ile D'yeu	Port De La Madraguest Cyr Sur Mer	Port de la Minotais	Port de Lezardrieux	Port de Plaisance des Sablons	Port de Plaisance du Moulin Blanc
Port De Prefailles	Port Deauville	Port Du Teich	Port Gallice
Port Guillaume	Port Haliguen Quiberon	Port Inland	Port La Foret	Port La Vie	Port Saint Laurent
Port Saint-Vaast	Ports De La Sagemor	Rochefort	Royan	Sables D'olonneport Olona	Saint Cyr Les Lecques
Saint Denis D'oleron	Saint Martin De Re	Saint Quay Portrieuxport D’armor	Saint Valery En Caux	Sainte Catherine – Penmanelocmiquelic	Sainte Marine – Combrit
Sainte Maxime	Sanary Sur Mer	Sausset Les Pins	Seyne Sur Mer St Elme	St Cyprien	St Jean-Cap-Ferrat
St Mandrier	Stes Maries De La Mer(port Gardian)	Sylva Maris	Toulonst Louis Du Mourillon	Trebeurden	Treboul - Douarnenez
Trentemoultnantes	Tudy - Ile De Groix	Valras	Vannes	Vieux-port/ St Cyr Sur Mer	Ville Franche (port De La Darse)