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Contents 1 Ireland - Offshore Islands 1.1 Aran Islands - Cruising Guide 1.2 Navigation 1.2.1 Charts 1.2.2 Radio Nets & Communications 1.2.3 Weather 2 Navigation 2.1 Routes/Passages To/From 2.2 Check-in facilities 2.3 Moorings & Popular Stops 2.3.1 Harbours 2.3.2 Anchorages 2.3.3 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 2.4 Yacht Services and Repairs 2.4.1 Marine Stores 2.4.2 Yacht Services/Repairs/Yards 2.4.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 2.5 Tourism and Things to do Ashore 2.5.1 Tourism 2.5.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 2.5.3 Eateries 2.5.4 Internet/WiFi 2.5.5 Laundry 2.5.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 2.5.7 Garbage Disposal 2.5.8 Transportation 2.6 Find out more 2.6.1 Cruiser's Friends 2.6.2 Forum Discussions 2.6.3 External Links 2.6.4 References & Publications 2.7 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 3 Comments

Ireland - Offshore Islands

Aran Islands - Cruising Guide

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to:-

• Inisheer (Inis Oírr)
• Inishmaan (Inis Meáin)
• Inishmore (Inis Mór)
• Brannock Islands

The three Aran Islands, Inis Mór( Big Island), Inis Meáin( Middle island) and Inis Oírr (East island) are situated in a north westerly south easterly direction at the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland. They are famous for their geological formation, historical monuments and their linguistic and cultural heritage. The Irish( Gaelic) language is still spoken here and in the twenty first century all native born islanders are bilingual in both Irish and English.

All other Irish Islands listed on main Ireland page Offshore Islands

Navigation

Charts

(Click links for more information)
GPS:	53°6.8′N, 9°39.1′W
Chartlet:	Nautical
Google	Map
Gallery:	Panoramio Photos

Submit the chart details that are required for safe navigation.

Chart Source

Chart Number

Radio Nets & Communications

Also see Cruiser's Nets

Weather

Local weather conditions?

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Navigation

Details?

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Check-in facilities

Submit details about facilities for checking in - where to dock, location of immigration & customs, etc.

Moorings & Popular Stops

Harbours

Anchorages

List details of all safe anchorages in the area.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Also see each Port

Yacht Services and Repairs

Also see each Port

Marine Stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

Yacht Services/Repairs/Yards

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Tourism and Things to do Ashore

Tourism

List places of interest, tours, etc.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

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Transportation

Transportation (local and/or international)

Find out more

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

Links to relevant websites.

References & Publications

Publications, Guides, etc.

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

• --Summercruise 15:11, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

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