Capitainerie du port de l'Aber-Ildut

Life at the port Fjiords in Brittany! We say here Abers. There are three remarkable ones that La Manche seems to have carved in granite: the Aber Ildut, the smallest, is very beautiful (Le point, October 20005). Equipment 490 places including 40 professionals. 16 visitors on a buoy as well as 75 meters of pontoons. Access to the port Port in deep water on its first half, accessible in all weathers while being careful in strong swells on the holding of the course in the channel. Half of the port dries up in spring water. Dry docks at low seas. Day approach: The alignment of the Brélès bell tower with the Lanildut bell tower at 78.5 is hampered by trees from the Lieu turret. The Lanildut water tower is painted yellow. After the port turret "Le Lieu", go towards the entrance (starboard stake and port pole). We successively identify: - The Beg ar Groas starboard beacon - Men Tassin's port beacon - The building bearing the Crapaud directional light, to the north (Roz lighthouse), above the north dike. - The “Roche Cambarell” port beacon near the slipway perpendicular to the Lanildut channel (to the north). Navigate with the engine (sails lowered) as soon as the two entry poles pass. Port schedules October to May: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. June to September: 7/7 Tourist Info - A little history: If the Aber Ildut was in antiquity a tin mining site (Saint-Renan), in the 14th century and until the beginning of the 17th century, it became a coastal shipping port very active (wine, canvas, salt) especially between Spain and England. In the 19th century, the port's activity was based on the trade in granite extracted from the banks of the Aber, then developed an intense activity linked to algae: harvesting, burning in seaweed ovens, finally, treatment in soda refineries. The towns bordering the site preserve the vestiges of this past.