Explore: Corcubion
General Info
Description:
The Ria of Corcubion is located in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, tucked just inside Finisterre. It is well worth exploring as you round this notorious Cape for its sheltered anchorages and good holding.
The Ria itself is long and narrow. Corcubion is a busy fishing town on the western shore of the Ria, very pretty, with traditional Galician galleried houses overlooking the pleasant promenade along the seafront. There is an excellent market in the center and good bars and restaurants.
The town of Cee at the head of the Ria can be reached from Corcubion by bicycle, foot, bus or dinghy. It has a very large supermarket in a shopping center, hardware stores, and a much larger fresh produce market.
Cruiser Highlights:
Good protection and holding; several protected anchorages; easy supplies; uncrowded and pretty.
Entrance Notes and Cautions:
Pilotage in this Ria is complex, in particular in bad weather and poor visibility.
Be aware of the headland at Pta Galera where there is a rock awash at low springs, further out than those marked on the chart by approx. 30m.
Position:
42° 54.98’N, 09° 10.50’W (ria entrance)
Docking
Anchorages
Head of the Ria:
There are various anchoring spots available in and around the town of Corcubion over sand/mud and stone.
Playa de Quenje south of the town has space to anchor outside the moorings with the best protection from SW to NW winds. There is a restaurant on the beach.
There is also space south and north of the main quay, off the town. Anchoring to the south has more depth (8-10m), north of the quay the depth shallows (3-4m) and the holding tends not to be quite as good.
Good protection in a northerly can be found by anchoring in the NE corner of the Ria, between the commercial dock and Pta. Fornelos.
Fuel is available at the fishing harbor where you can come alongside the main dock.
Elsewhere:
It is worth exploring the anchorages to the east of the Ria around Pta. Galera (see notes above in cautions). Cruisers report Playa Gures and Ezaro village as good overnight anchorages in firm sand. A nice excursion at Ezaro is to take the dinghy up the river to see the waterfall.
Last updated: September 2019
