Marine Chart Navicarte 1022 — Île d’Yeu to La Rochelle

Plan your passages along France’s Atlantic coast with confidence using the Marine Chart Navicarte 1022, purpose‑built for the stretch from Île d’Yeu to La Rochelle. Designed for sailors and powerboaters who demand clarity, reliability and ease of use, this chart delivers precise coastal coverage, clear symbology and metric soundings that make route planning and on‑deck decisions faster and safer.

Key Benefits and Applications

• Confident coastal navigation — Navigate between Île d’Yeu, Île de Ré and La Rochelle with a chart focused on the key shipping lanes, inshore routes and nearshore hazards of this high‑traffic cruising ground.
• Harbour approaches made clear — Approach La Rochelle and Port‑Joinville with legible approach details, helping you identify safe water, anchorages and access channels at a glance.
• Fast decision‑making on deck — High‑contrast depth shading and readable symbols help skippers and crews interpret the seabed and aids to navigation quickly when conditions change.
• Ideal for cruising and training — A dependable planning and cockpit chart for coastal cruising, sailing schools, regattas and charter operations in Nouvelle‑Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire waters.
• Seamless GPS position plotting — Modern chart datum and a clear latitude–longitude grid make it straightforward to plot GPS positions and transfer waypoints with accuracy.
• Durable for real‑world use — Built for repeated folding and cockpit handling, so your essential navigation reference remains legible throughout the season.

Featured technical specifications

• Geographic coverage — Coastal sector from Île d’Yeu to La Rochelle, including Île de Ré and the Pertuis d’Antioche, with emphasis on inshore passages and approaches.
• Chart type — Coastal navigation chart optimised for nearshore cruising and harbour approaches.
• Vertical and depth units — Soundings and elevation information presented in metres for intuitive, SI‑compliant interpretation.
• Chart datum and projection — Modern geodetic datum compatible with contemporary GNSS receivers, presented on a Mercator‑style projection for accurate bearing and distance plotting at local scales.
• Contours and seabed detail — Depth contours in metres with spot soundings to highlight shoals, banks and channels critical to safe passage.
• Aids to navigation — Buoyage, beacons, light characteristics and sector arcs marked following Region A conventions to assist recognition and pilotage.
• Tidal and current awareness — Notations and symbols highlight tide‑affected areas and current‑sensitive zones to support prudent timing of entries and exits.
• Grid and bearings — Latitude and longitude grid with degree subdivisions supports precise position fixing and course plotting.
• Printing and finish — Marine‑grade print with high legibility and colour differentiation for reliable reading in varied cockpit light conditions.
• Usage scope — Intended for voyage planning and onboard reference in conjunction with official notices to mariners and prudent seamanship.

Why this chart is the perfect choice for your navigation

Because it focuses exactly on the waters you sail, the Marine Chart Navicarte 1022 balances clarity with the essential detail coastal skippers rely on. Choose it at Stratosens.com to equip your boat with a dependable, metric‑based chart that speeds planning, sharpens pilotage and elevates safety on every passage between Île d’Yeu and La Rochelle.