Paimpol

Picture by marinas.com

The Capitainerie

The Capitainerie, also contains the showers and toilets, pictures by Colin S Le Conte

The lock gates from inside the marina

The approach to Paimpol marina - at low tide

The marina gates

The 2 areas with the Capitainerie in the middle. View as you enter the marina

The Paimpol fete

The marina looked pretty full when we visited in April - and the visitors area looked limited. Any feedback and info would be appreciated.

http://www.port-paimpol-plaisance.fr/en/index.php
http://www.skipper2skipper.com/wiki/France:Paimpol
http://marinas.com/view/overview/788_Paimpol

Pilot Guide
http://www.yachtpilot.net/paimpol.html
http://www.channelpilot.info/paimpol.php

Contact information - http://www.bretagne-info-nautisme.fr/Paimpol.html?lang=en&retour=back
E-mail port-plaisance@ville-paimpol.fr

Tides
http://www.port-paimpol-plaisance.fr/documents/horaires-ecluses.pdf
http://tide.frbateaux.net/62

Map
http://www.port-paimpol-plaisance.fr/en/acces.php

Recent report from a visitor
We arrived at Paimpol on Sunday 5 July and stayed for 3 nights.

Once we had passed through the lock we were met by a smiling/friendly chap in his dorey who asked us how many nights we were staying. The normal visitors section in Basin 2 was full but after he had popped into the office he lead us to a locals berth in Basin 1 which was ideally placed on the outside of the first Pontoon ('L').

Once that resource is used up there is a long pontoon on the west side of Basin 1 - below is a photograph which shows probably less than half its length

Long pontoon on west side of basin - picture by Phil Ball

And a Marinas.com picture which shows 3 power & 3 sail tied up on the pontoon with plenty of space for other boats to raft up although availability of electricity may be a problem.

The Marina - copyright www.marinas.com

Incidentally, there was a display in the Marina Office of plans to move the lock to the Harbour entrance & construct another marina inside.

Restaurants

PAIMPOL

Restaurant du Port - excellent food - ate upstairs 2007

*** La Vieille Tour: Tel 2 96 20 83 18. Wonderful cuisine slightly “nouvelle “ with good service and wine list. Reservation essential.

** Le Marché dans l’Assiette: Tel 2 96 55 15 90. Rue des Huit Patriotes. Speciality oxtail à l’ardoise. All fresh food with good service.

*** are based on value for money, good service and cuisine - with thanks to ©Stan Cleal

L'Islandais on the front - some found it disappointing - 2009
La Cotriade (Tel 02 96 20 81 08 http://la-cotriade.com) good and cheerful staff, but no better than many Guernsey restaurants & not cheap - 130 Euros for 2!! - and we were eating & drinking the cheaper items - 2009

Market day
Tuesday

Ile de Brehats
See http://www.digimap.gg/lezardrieux

Weather
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