South Brittany maps

The nautical charts of South Brittany cover a large area from the Pointe du Raz to Saint Nazaire, including the islands of Glénan, Lorient, Belle-Île and the Gulf of Morbihan. According to your needs, you will choose maps SHOM to work on large scales and maps NV-Charts, Navicarte or Imray for smaller areas on smaller scales.

HOW TO USE YOUR MARINE CHART

It is important to remember that nautical charts give more or less detailed information depending on the scale and use according to the type of navigation you are planning: the larger the scale, the less detail the chart gives and vice versa. It is often very useful to complete the charts with a nautical guide such as the Atlantic Marine Block. It is therefore essential for any good sailor to know how to read his or her navigation chart. To help you, our teams reveal their advice to you for good how to use a marine chart

FROM THE POINTE DU RAZ TO THE LOIRE ESTUARY

Discover the different navigation charts that cover the French coasts and ports from the Pointe du Raz to the Loire estuary. It covers the coasts of Southern Brittany and all the islands that are popular with yachtsmen. You can find all the information on the Glénanarchipelago , Audierne, Le Guilvinec and Concarneau. Once in Morbihan, you will find all the maps of Lorient, Groix, Quiberon Bay , the Gulf of Morbihan , Houat, Hoëdic or Belle-île. More to the East, you can navigate with maps of Le Croisic, the Baule and Saint Nazaire with the possibility of sailing up the Loire to Nantes. If you wish to sail more on the coasts of North and West Brittany, refer to our range of north Brittany marine charts. In general, you can find on our site, of the navigation maps of the whole worldfrom theOverseas to the North Sea as well as the Mediterranean Sea or the atlantic coast

CHARTS SHOM FOR LICENCES AND PROFESSIONAL EXAMS

Authorized agent of SHOM for many years now, Picksea offers you a complete range of documents coming from this establishment like the examination chartsbut also various books and current charts. For the deep-sea license exam, you must refer to the chart 9999 of SHOM. The latter can also be used for all the exercises to prepare for the exams, as is also the case for the chart 7066 of SHOMThis is also the case for the "Professional Maritime Examination"

OFFSHORE CHARTS FOR OFFSHORE NAVIGATION

For any crossing or offshore navigation, it is essential to plan and prepare your route beforehand in order to take into account any possible hazards, mainly related to weather conditions. The offshore charts have been designed to allow you to easily choose several routes and consider different options. They are folded or rolled paper maps at scales ranging from 1:150,000 to 1:750,000

LAMINATED CHARTS FOR COASTAL NAVIGATION

As you can see, a nautical chart is essential when you are sailing to keep you safe, whether you are sailing offshore or inshore. For coastal navigation, we advise you to opt for laminated nautical charts. They take up little space and are easy to use in order to easily find your route and position Nautical chart they are also very practical for kayaking, catamaran sailing and dinghy sailing