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Welcome to the Saint-Denis-d’Oléron marina
The port of Saint-Denis-d’Oléron welcomes you to the northern tip of the island of Oléron, in Charente-Maritime. The largest marina on the island, it offers 730 berths spread over 12 pannes, in a basin well protected from the prevailing winds (south-west to north-west). Inaugurated in 1989 and awarded the Pavillon Bleu label in 2007, the marina combines quality of service with a commitment to the environment.
Every year, more than 7,000 overnight stays testify to the appeal of this human-scale port. Whether you’re a yachtsman on a stopover, a year-round resident or just passing through, the team at the harbor master’s office will give you a personalized welcome all year round. The Saint-Denis-d’Oléron marina also boasts an exceptional setting of ocean, sandy beaches and maritime heritage, just a stone’s throw from the Chassiron lighthouse and La Boirie beach.
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Discover the port and its harbour master’s office
The port of Saint-Denis-d’Oléron is organized around 12 floating pontoons (A to L), including a visitor pontoon (pontoon A) reserved for stopovers. Each pontoon is equipped withelectricity (220 V, 5 to 16 A),drinking water and a lighting system to guarantee comfort and safety on board.
The harbor master’s office is your main point of contact. Open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in season, and from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. / 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. out of season (with tide-adjusted hours in the off-season), it handles all reception formalities: check-in, payment for your stopover and issuing of access cards to port services. The team can be reached on VHF channel 9 or by telephone on 05 46 47 97 97.
You’ll also find the harbor boutique, offering clothing, accessories and logo-printed souvenirs, as well as eco-responsible hygiene products.
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Busy year-round port with shops and restaurants
Since 2006, a lively shopping area has complemented the infrastructure of the port of Saint-Denis-d’Oléron. Restaurants with harbor-view terraces, bars, ice-cream parlors, local produce stores, souvenir and fashion boutiques, bicycle and boat (paddles, kayaks) rentals: everything you need to prolong the pleasure of your stopover.
Gourmets will be spoilt for choice with several restaurants and bars right on the port: Le Bistrot du Port, La Fleur de Thym, La Cabane, Le Chapia, Chez les Petites, Il Borsalino, Quai 17… Not forgetting La Buvette, with its feet in the sand on La Boirie beach.
The harbor is also alive with events all year round: a designer’s market in front of the boats, summer festivities (fireworks on July 14th, illuminations, concerts on the quay), regattas organized by the Oléron Yacht Club and gatherings of traditional sailboats. Families will enjoy the trampoline, merry-go-round and wooden games set up on the harbour. Just a stone’s throw away, Base Nautique Éric Tabarly (YCO), 1ʳᵉ sailing school in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, offers courses from age 5 upwards: catamaran, windsurfing, dinghy, cruising and boating license.
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The harbour master’s office is open from 8 am to 10 pm during the season, with reduced opening hours outside the season (8 am–12am, 2 pm–6 pm).
In-between seasons: opening times vary according to the tides.
Each jetty is equipped with electricity (220 V, 5–16 A), drinking water and a lighting system.
The marina has 13 toilets, including 4 for people with reduced mobility, and 17 showers, including 2 for people with reduced mobility, which are accessible 24 hours a day using an access code.
Yes, a self-service petrol station is open 24 hours a day, offering diesel and SP98. (Payment by credit card.)
The port has a 600 m² dry dock for carrying out maintenance work, as well as a pump for black and grey water.
Boats are launched by the port’s partner shipyards (Lumina, Escale technique).
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