The Association des Ports de Plaisance Normands brings together 21 marinas located along the Normandy coastline, from the Seine-Maritime to the Manche coasts, via Calvados.
Since 2018, the Association des Ports de Plaisance Normands (APPN) has been committed to uniting and empowering Normandy’s marinas, weaving a solid network to stimulate their development, enhance their potential and strengthen their appeal.
As a member of theFédération Française des Ports de Plaisance, the APPN acts as a strategic link between Normandy marina managers and the Federation, ensuring that Normandy marinas have access to national initiatives and that they are represented and their interests defended at regional and national level.
This is the case for initiatives such as “Ports Propres” certification and the introduction of a protocol facilitating calls by residents of third countries.
21 member marinas
mooring rings / anchorages /
dry ports
visitor boats to Normandy marinas in 2023
French and foreign visiting yachtsmen
Full-time jobs / 30 Seasonal jobs
The Board of the Association des Ports de Plaisance Normands
Gildas Gautier – Chairman (Director of the Le Havre marina)
Antoine de Gouville – Vice-Chairman (Director of SEMOP Ports du Calvados)
Xavier Grawitz – Vice-Chairman (Elected member of the community of Carentan les Marais)
Thierry Bosquet – Secretary (Head of Yachting at SEMOP Ports du Calvados)
Nathalie Quélavoine – Deputy Secretary (HR Purchasing Manager)
Olivier Lemaignen – Treasurer (Director of SPL Ports de la Manche)
Gildas Gautier, chairman of the APPN
The Association des Ports de Plaisance Normands brings together all the marinas on the Normandy coast, from the Calvados to the Manche coasts, via the Seine-Maritime. These harbours, which vary in size and configuration, all share the same ambition: to offer yachtsmen quality services that respect the environment, and to promote our region’s maritime and tourist wealth.
Our missions and activities
The Association des Ports de Plaisance Normands (Normandy Marina Association) brings together marinas of all sizes and configurations, united by a common ambition: to offer boaters high-quality, environmentally-friendly services, while promoting our region’s maritime and tourist wealth.
Our commitments
- Respect for the environment: We are convinced that the development of yachting must be in harmony with the protection of our marine and coastal ecosystems.
- Excellence and quality of service: The association’s member harbors are dedicated to offering a first-class boating experience, with modern facilities and a warm welcome.
- Solidarity and cooperation: The strength of the APPN lies in the spirit of collaboration between its members, in order to meet common challenges and seize development opportunities.
