Crique du Castellu

Shelter by wind direction

Good shelter in north, north-east, east (levante) and south-east wind.

Partial shelter in south and north-west (mistral) wind.

No shelter in south-west and west wind.

In the most open sector, up to 30 NM of open water towards the south-west.

Swell can come in from south-south-west to west (208°–280°).

Shelter is estimated from open water and swell, not from wind strength: a strong wind can still gust over the land.

Seabed, depth and room

Satellite imagery shows light, sandy patches around the anchoring spot.

Good holding.

Depth near the anchoring spot: about 3.8 m (EMODnet bathymetry, indicative).

Room to anchor: medium (about 2.1 ha).

Approach

Direct approach from open water; the routing point lies 0.2 NM from the anchoring spot.

Ashore and services

Beach within 300 m.

Road within 400 m: busy in the afternoon.

A few houses ashore (64 buildings within 600 m).

A village is a quarter of an hour away without a vehicle.

Within reach:

• Penisola: 1 restaurants, bars or cafés, 8 min on foot

Where to go when the wind turns

When the wind makes this place exposed, the nearest places rated as well sheltered are:

• In south wind: Orcino, 3.8 NM by sea.
• In south-west wind: Port de Cargèse, 4.8 NM by sea.
• In west wind: Port de Cargèse, 4.8 NM by sea.
• In north-west wind: Sagone, 1 NM by sea.

Nearby anchorages and ports

• Esigna cove · 0.3 NM by sea
• Temuli cove · 0.8 NM by sea
• Sagone cove · 1 NM by sea
• Sant'Apianu anchorage · 1.1 NM by sea
• Plage de San Giuseppe cove · 1.4 NM by sea
• Plage du Liamone cove · 2 NM by sea

Sheltered anchorages of Corsica by wind

• Sheltered from the tramontana (north)
• Sheltered from the gregale (north-east)
• Sheltered from the levante (east)
• Sheltered from the sirocco (south-east)
• Sheltered from the ostro (south)
• Sheltered from the libeccio (south-west)
• Sheltered from the ponente (west)
• Sheltered from the mistral (north-west)

More places – Penisola

• Esigna cove
• Plage de San Giuseppe cove