3rd October 2022
“In accordance with the instructions received from the Brittany Regional Director of the Customs Authorities, dated May 16th, 2022, the dispensation set out in these instructions formally ended on September 30th, 2022.”
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Video of the entrance to Saint Quay marina – youtu.be/D168Z8KFL4QOn arrival
Download the modified Declaration of Arrival document shown on the SAINT-QUAY or SAINT-CAST website. One copy per boat must be completed and sent to the marina office email address shown on the Declaration of Arrival document, at the latest 24 hours prior to the boat’s ETA. SaintQuay Formulaire-de-preavis-1 The marina office in question will then forward the completed document to the maritime authorities in Saint-Brieuc for processing. Once validated, a copy will be returned to the marina office, which will, in turn, return it to the boat concerned. This copy should be kept on board at all times during the period that the boat remains in the Schengen area so as to be available in the event of a customs visit, on land or at sea. The boat is then cleared to sail elsewhere in BrittanyOn departure :
The final departure must be from SAINT-QUAY or SAINT-CAST Download the modified Declaration of Departure document (similar to the Declaration of Arrival document) shown on the marina website. One copy per boat should be completed and sent to the email address of the departure marina. The marina office will forward the completed document to the authorities in Saint-Brieuc. Once validated, a copy will be returned to the marina for onward transmission to the boat concerned. SaintQuay Formulaire-de-preavis-1 The boat is now cleared to leave the Schengen areaImportant
If entry into the Schengen area is via the Brittany ports of Saint-Quay or Saint-Cast, then departure from the Schengen area of Brittany must also be via either of these two ports. Entry elsewhere into the Schengen area must be via a permanently designated PPF. Departure from the Schengen area must also be via a permanently designated PPF. See www.port-armor.com/en/news/guide-for-u-k…Saint Quay Portrieux – Port D’armor is an excellent base for your boating. It is a large (1040 boats) non-tidal marina with excellent facilities and very helpful, English-speaking marina staff. Good restaurants at the marina and a few shops. The main town is about 15 mins walk away. During July and August, they even run a dedicated concierge service to look after your specific requirements. Amazing Very helpful marina staff and they all speak good English, so do give them a call. Do call them on VHF 9 when arriving at Saint Quay. We were met as we approached Pontoon 7, the visitors’ pontoon, by the marina’s orange rib, and they took us to our mooring. You could not have better service.


Picture by marinas.com

Approaching Saint Quay Portrieux from the North and West, you will approach the Ile Harbour lighthouse on Roches de St Quay (pictured from land)

Shops and Restaurants and fuelling pontoon – photo by Colin Le Conte 2018

Echo Beach moored in front of the Marina office in December 2017

Marina View

Cheerful Trevor who often meets and greets the boats


Great walk around the headland to the main town – photo by Colin Le Conte 2018
Robin Fuller very kindly provided some thoughts on things to do in Saint Quay
Beaches
There are some excellent beaches to choose from; La plage du Portrieux – the old drying harbour; great for beach sports and sunbathing but no swimming as a working harbour. La plage de la Comtesse – the other side of the marina from La plage du Portrieux; good for all the above and for swimming. La plage du Chatelet – an excellent beach on the other side of town; walk up the hill through the town to the large sandy beach with restaurants overlooking and supermarket and shops all nearby. There is also a lovely beach with two restaurants at Etables; plage du Moulin. There is a pretty coastal path taking you from the beach front near the marina over the headland to Etables. This is a 30-minute walk from the marina to Etables.Walks
Apart from the walk to Etables (as above), there is a lovely coastal path leaving from close to the marina, passing La plage de la Comtesse round to La plage du Chatelet.Buses
There is a good bus service running between Paimpol at one end and St Brieuc at the other, with St Quay at its midst. This goes through all towns in between, including BinicRestaurants & shops
There are a number of restaurants overlooking the marina and along the beach front overlooking the old drying harbour. There is also a small supermarket, and a market is held on the seafront Monday mornings. In the town, there are two patisseries, butchers, a larger supermarket, a pharmacy and a number of other tourist shops. There are several restaurants overlooking La plage du Chatelet. There is a market in this part of town on a Friday morning.Other activities;
- There is a cinema
- mini golf
- ferries to Iles de Brehat
- bike hire from the Capitainerie