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David Seery says:
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The main thing about Phoebus is that it is pretty much the first viable and even good anchorage entering the Chesapeake from sea, and it even has some historic and practical interest (groceries nearby and a good restaurant).
It's not large, but the four times I have been there it has been no problem to find space, allowing 10 to 20 boats without crowding. The holding is good, but you should pay attention to the cable marked in the charts as well as a shallow area in the middle of the area. I have indicated good wind protection from the NW to SE, but the massive bridge to the W and SW also give fairly good protection and reduce any significant swell from the limited fetch in that direction.
There is a marina there, but I have no information about eventual guest spaces. The gates are in principle locked, but at least the one near the good restaurant at the harbor entrance was easily opened anyway. Otherwise, one can beach a dinghy by the restaurant near the entrance, alternatively go under the bridge to the NE end of the area to a good dinghy dock from which it is a short walk to the quaint town with a grocery store and some restaurants and shops.
The area has some historic interest, and the fort nearby has free guided tours that are worth the time.
1 x helpful | written on 19. Jul 2026 | updated_on 19. Jul 2026
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Important for the whole region of the English Channel and Normandy is that the large 9-10 meter tides and their associated currents strongly effect anchorages, marinas, and navigation in general.
In this case it means that arriving and leaving the harbor is limited to periods around high tide. Despite dredging the outer breakwater entrance sand), there is only about 0.2 to 1 m of water at spring lows. Once inside, there are three basin areas, of which the SW one is basically limited to swimming and trailer boat access (via a free ramp).
The second basin is just inside a second partial breakwater and is used for transient guests and the ferries that go to the Channel Islands. It works well for all normal boat sizes, but is exposed to significant surge at middle to high tide, especially with winds/waves from the north and west.
The third basin is behind a sill and is only available at all for entrance and exit the 2-4 hours around high tides. Thanks to the sill and being farther in there is less surge, though at high tide the surge is still noticeable, especially with rough weather.
Dielette is a small tourist village nowadays, and busy during the summer and weekends with fine weather, otherwise quite sleepy. It has a nice park with playground, a couple of restaurants in the harbor, and some pizza and ice-cream places during the summer.
A 15 minute, pretty, walk along the bluffs to the NE gets you to the wide and deep beaches of Siouville-Hague, which are popular for vacationers with swimming, board surfing, and kiting. Over the high hills to the SW you come to Plage du Sciotot, also with wide deep beaches and water activities, as well as somewhat more choice of restaurants, etc.
1 x helpful | written on 19. Jul 2026
