Country and region guides to the anchorages worth the detour.
8 articles
Where to anchor in the UK and Ireland — Newtown Creek and Studland in the Solent, the Helford and Salcombe in the West Country, Tobermory and the Hebrides in Scotland, and Ireland's Atlantic southwest from Baltimore to the Aran Islands — with tidal-range notes and the anchoring rules that make these waters refreshingly free.
July 20, 2026
Where to anchor in Spain — the Balearics (Cala Macarella, Port de Sóller, Es Vedrà, S'Espalmador), the Costa Brava, Costa Blanca, Cabo de Gata and the permit-guarded Cíes Islands in Galicia, with Posidonia buoy zones, Tramuntana shelter notes, and Spanish anchoring rules.
July 13, 2026
Where to anchor in France — the Calanques, Côte d'Azur, the Hyères islands, Corsica, Brittany and the Atlantic islands, with Mistral shelter notes, Posidonia rules, and how anchoring changes on a tidal coast.
July 10, 2026
Where to anchor in Italy — Sardinia, the Aeolian and Pontine islands, the Tuscan archipelago, Amalfi and Capri, with honest holding notes, Maestrale and Bora shelter, and how the marine protected area rules work.
July 10, 2026
Where to anchor in Croatia — the Kornati, Telašćica, Hvar and the Pakleni, Vis, Mljet and the Elafiti, with Bura shelter notes, cruising permit and park fees, and where the buoys have replaced free anchoring.
July 10, 2026
Where to anchor in Greece — the best bays of the Ionian, Saronic Gulf, Cyclades, Dodecanese, Sporades and the Peloponnese, with meltemi shelter notes, holding, and Greek anchoring rules.
July 4, 2026
Where to anchor along Turkey's Turquoise Coast — the best bays in the Gulf of Gökova, Datça, Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye & Göcek and Kaş-Kekova, with meltemi shelter notes and local anchoring rules.
July 3, 2026
Where to anchor in the British Virgin Islands — BVI anchoring rules, the National Parks Trust mooring ball system and fees, anchor light requirements, and the safest anchorages from Tortola to North Sound and Anegada.
June 29, 2026