Honfleur : Profile

Docking

This attractive, ancient town sits on the southern bank of the River Seine, approximately 8 miles from where the esturary sand banks give way to the open sea. The channel leading up to the harbour is well buoyed but the tides run strongly and there can be a nasty swell in fresh onshore winds. The tides at the entrance to the Seine are complicated by a double HW at Springs and a long stand at Neaps, so careful timing of the approach to Honfleur is required.

There is a lock controlling the entrance into the outer harbour, which opens on the hour for inward locking. Passing through the Avant Port, the entrance to the Vieux Bassin is marked by a lifting bridge and a gate. The gate is normally open, but you have to wait for the bridge. There is a waiting pontoon here. During the season, the bridge lifts on the half hour from 0730 to 1030 and from 1730 to 2030 (local time).

Boats over 14m berth alongside the west quay in the Avant Port. In the Vieux Bassin, visitors berth on the west (sta'bd) side opposite Quai Ste-Catherine.

Honfleur is a convenient port from which to take the River Seine up to Rouen and beyond into the French canal system.

NOTE - Major repairs to the lock are scheduled for 2009 (possibly from spring for 1 year). During this time passage will be possible only at HW (freeflow). For 2 months the harbour will be closed completely (August 2008)

Cercle Nautique de Honfleur
8 Rue St Antoine, Honfleur
Tel:+33 (0)231 988 713, Fax:+33 (0)231 988 713
Opening Hours: 0700-1200, 1700-2300(daily in season)
This Yacht Club runs the Vieux Bassin. Code numbers and tokens for the showers are available from them.

Port Departmental de Honfleur
Capitainerie La Lieutenance, BP45, 14603 Honfleur cedex, France
Tel:+33 (0)231 146 109/ 0685 936 216, Fax:+33 (0)231 146 109, VHF Channel 17
port-honfleur@cg14.fr
The Capitainerie runs the Avant Port and the lock. There is only limited space for visitors in this basin.

Yacht Clubs

Cercle Nautique de Honfleur [see above]

Page Sponsor

Click here

Related Reports

VAT and Schengen Visa Clarification  (13 Nov 2008)

L’Armada Rouen Tall Ships (26 Jun 2008)

Mediterranean France & Corsica Pilot: Book Review (23 May 2008)

Inland Canal Route from NL to Med: Advice Wanted (20 Mar 2008)

Netherlands to Greece: Inland Route (20 Mar 2008)

Corsica and North Sardinia: Review (06 Mar 2008)

French for Cruisers Book Review (06 Dec 2007)

Central Mediterranean Cruising Guide Book Review (01 Nov 2007)

Seeking Information On H.M.S. "Princess Elizabeth" (20 Jun 2007)

Can You Re-Start Your Temporary Importation Period By Visiting Gibraltar? (27 Mar 2007)

Mediterranean Westbound Passage Notes from Argonauta 1 (2004) (23 Jun 2006)

Channel Havens  (05 Apr 2006)

North Biscay Cruising Guide: January Book Of The Month (10 Feb 2006)

A Report on Port Napoleon located at Presqu'Ile du Mazet, Port St Louis du Rhone (23 Oct 2005)

UK Registered Yachts In Spain & France (27 Sep 2005)

Netherlands To Turkey Via European Canals & Rivers (13 Sep 2005)

Seeking Advice On Voyage From Marseille to the Black Sea (22 Aug 2005)

Related News

Vendée Globe Entry Struck by Fishing Vessel off Sables d’Olonne (17 Oct 2008)

Reminder of the Effect of the Schengen Regulations (14 Oct 2008)

Armed Robbery of Superyacht in Corsica (27 Aug 2008)

French Special Forces Swoop on Somali pirates (16 Apr 2008)

Planning A Mediterranean Summer: Four New Must-Read Reviews (06 Mar 2008)

Yachtsmen held hostage in French ports (20 Jul 2007)

Convoy from France - Canaries - British Virgin Islands (16 Jul 2007)

The Channel Islands Book Review: Noonsite Book Of The Month (13 Mar 2007)

Successful US-owned Boat Builder in China is the first Sponsor of the Month for 2007 (29 Jan 2007)

Dockwise Yacht Transport Launches Super Ship (26 Jan 2007)

Seeking French Yacht Athanor (25 Apr 2005)

Helga K Schooner Stolen From Portugal (07 Mar 2005)

French Yacht Completes First Polar Circumnavigation (01 Oct 2003)

EU extends VAT grace period for non-EU boats to 18 months (12 Aug 2001)