Description:
The entrance to the wide, busy and commercial Gironde estuary lies about 40nm south of La Rochelle. After about 30 miles it splits into two. One arm is the Garonne and the other the Dordogne river. The Garonne river leads to the city of Bordeaux.
Note: Currently the port area at Bordeaux is being re-developed and there are no berths available for visiting yachts. See the Port of Bordeaux website. April 2017
Positions:
45° 36' N, 01° 14' W (Gironde Estuary entrance)
44° 51' 37"N, 0° 32' 55"W (Bacalan lock, Bordeaux)
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Port Medoc. Visited July 2015. Night time arrival, clear port and stbd lights on harbor walls but no other lighting at the harbor entrance. Immediately inside the breakwaters are a series of unlit green buoys at the base of the wall and a single unlit red buoy marking the end of a floating barrier.
Multihull pontoon full of fishing boats, cats and assorted craft. Capitanerie, closed overnight, at the far end of the marina. Very crowded. Full marina facilities and pleasant marina staff. http://www.port-adhoc.com/en/marinas/port-medoc/