Port de plaisance La Rochelle, port in France

La Rochelle's port de plaisance is a mooring facility for sailboats and yachts of various sizes on France's Atlantic coast. The complex comprises several harbor basins with more than 5,100 berths and is dominated by the city's historic towers.

The port was built in 1972 and is among Europe's largest marinas. The city itself was a major trading hub for centuries, and the modern facility carries on this maritime tradition.

The port is run by a municipal régie, the Régie du port de plaisance, which also organises the Grand Pavois boat show and around 120 watersports events a year. All berths are rented annually or to visiting boats on stopover, not managed as a marina. The three sites lie close to the old town: the Vieux-Port with its three basins, Port Neuf and Port des Minimes.

The marina has three sites near the city centre: the Vieux-Port with its three basins, Port-Neuf and Port des Minimes. The Vieux-Port's Havre d'Échouage has 40 visitor berths with a 1 m draught, while the Bassin des Chalutiers takes large ships up to 5 m draught. At Les Minimes, around 300 visitor berths sit on six dedicated pontoons, and three slipways serve transportable boats.

The marina is managed by a municipal régie of the City of La Rochelle, not a private marina operator, and every berth is rented annually or to visiting boats on stopover. It also partners the Défi Découverte Voile project of the Association des paralysés de France, with reserved parking, accessible harbour facilities and a hoist to lift disabled people aboard.