Pleasure traffic
An industry undergoing radical change
Accessible 24/7, our 4 marinas offer 3,200 wet berths and 250 dry berths along the Channel coast. They are equipped with modern shore facilities, refuelling, freshwater and electricity. The cruising waters from Seine Bay to the Channel Islands offer a wide variety of destinations. Our marinas are very experienced at welcoming cruising sailors from France and Northern Europe, and are a great way to discover all the major tourist sites in Normandy.
They are home to a comprehensive range of top-quality shops and technical services for national and international customers, including cranage facilities and hard standing, chandleries, marine stores, electronics, new and second-hand sales and rental with all the major brands, trailer sales, and sailmaking.
Their sailing clubs and schools regularly host prestigious races such as the Channel Race, the Figaro, the Rolex Fastnet, and the Drheam Cup.
Dominique Bimont
Business Development Officer
Caen-Ouistreham marinas
An outer harbour accessible 24/7 and 750 wet berths spread across two marinas, one in Ouistreham and the Saint Pierre Dock in Caen city centre, are well-sheltered havens for riding out the storm!
Caen-Ouistreham Marina has all the services you would expect, including premium technical services. To access the marina you have to sail up a 15 km canal which features Pegasus Bridge and views of the Château de Bénouville before arriving at Caen city centre, the heart of Normandy.
Ouistreham is the leading boat sales centre in Normandy and offers a wide variety of products.
Cherbourg marina
Accessible at all times regardless the state of the tide, and protected by the largest artificial harbour in Europe, Chantereyne Marina has 1,600 berths.
Lying at the heart of the Channel, just a short distance from the British Isles and exceptional cruising waters, Cherbourg Marina is a very busy place with 5,000 visitors annually – the largest in France –, regular regattas, offshore races and more.
Marina facilities and the professionals of the Cherbourg marine industry provide comprehensive services, including maintenance, refitting and customisation of recreational craft (sailing boats, catamarans) and trawlers, and in a wide range of materials (GRP, aluminium, steel, wood, etc.).
Dieppe marina
At the heart of the historic town, close to the shops and services, the five-star marina has 800 berths and modern shore facilities. It also offers what is still an innovative service in the boating industry: the dry stack marina.
Accessible regardless of the state of the tide, the marina offers all the services you would expect from a major marina. This is the key to its success with visitors from the Benelux countries whose numbers are increasing year on year!
Brief overview
Saint-Pierre Dock is situated at the heart of Caen city centre and accommodates a marina and nautical events. Currently the depth is preventing the marina from operating to its fullest extent, including the hosting of exceptional vessels and racing events. Dredging operations in the dock and its access canal are scheduled for the winter of 2024–25 with the extraction of approximately 30,000 m³ of sediment. The sediment will be decontaminated with a view to using it for landscaping works. The Government must award an environmental permit before the project can get underway. The project has been authorized by prefectoral decrees dated October 11, 2024
In the interim, so the marina could continue to host the Normandy Channel Race, the bottom of the dock was levelled in May 2022 and June 2024. The goal was to move the sediment from the ridged areas to the hollower areas of the dock floor using a levelling bar towed by a tug.