Ireland

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Ireland Cruising Guide

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Ireland.

Background

Ireland pronounced [ˈaɪrlənd], locally [ˈaɾlənd]; Irish: Éire, pronounced [ˈeːɾʲə]; Ulster Scots: Airlann, Latin: Hibernia is the third-largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. Politically, the sovereign of Ireland (described as the Republic of Ireland) covers five-sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom) covering the remainder in the north-east.

Ireland
Flags:	Tricolor-Republic Republic of Ireland	St Patrick-NI incorporated in the Union flag
Capital:	Dublin 26 counties	Belfast 6 counties
Language:	English, Irish
Currency:	Euro	UK£
Time Zone	UTC 0 and +1

Further background and history of the island is best observed on Wikipedia

For the sovereign country, see Republic of Ireland Wikipedia.
For the constituent country of the United Kingdom, see Northern Ireland Wikipedia.

Climate & Weather

Climate of Ireland at www.met.ie

Weather Forecasting

Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service provides a sea area forecast on RTE radio 1, VHF channel 16, Weatherdial, and on their web site at Met.ie - Sea Area Forecast. The Irish Coast Guard (ICG) Coast Radio Stations.

Weatherdial Areas Telephone Numbers Munster 1550 123 850 - Leinster 1550 123 851 - Connacht 1550 123 852 - Ulster 1550 123 853 - Dublin 1550 123 854 - Sea Area - marine forecast 1550 123 855

Sea Area Map

ICG Coast Radio Stations make a prior announcement of weather forecasts on Marine VHF Radio Ch16 and then broadcast the forecast on the named relevant VHF Radio working channel. Sea Area Forecasts are broadcast every 3 hours beginning at 0103 local time.

i.e. broadcast times are:- 0103, 0403, 0703, 1003, 1303, 1606, 1903, 2203 local time.

Gale Warning broadcasts are also preceded by an announcement on Marine VHF Ch16. They are broadcast on receipt and are repeated at the next one of the following times:- 0033, 0633, 1233 and 1833 local time.

Weather Text Service - Text SUB WEATHER TODAY to 53554. Texts cost 25c each.

Charts

Admiralty Leisure publish the following leisure chart folios useful for cruising around Ireland. They can be found here.

Leisure Chart Folios -SC5612 Northern Ireland - Carlingford Lough to Lough Foyle

Leisure Chart Folios -SC5621 Ireland - East Coast, Carlingford Lough to Waterford

Leisure Chart Folios -SC5622 Ireland - South Coast, Waterford to Kinsale

Leisure Chart Folios -SC5623 Ireland - South West Coast Bantry Bay to Kinsale

Find local chart from Admiralty Charts

Special Navigation Notes

Any navigation notes here.

Tidal Information

• Free tidal information for all Irish ports can be found at Admiralty Easy Tide

Local Radio & Communications

Also see Cruiser's Nets

Cellular Phone(3G/GSM/GPRS) and Broadband, excellent even around the Islands

O2 coverage map

Three coverage map

Vodaphone coverage map

Arrival/Departure procedures

Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.

Immigration

Visa requirements

Customs

Customs

Citizens Advice - Citizens Information is an Irish eGovernment website provided by the Citizens Information Board. The site provides public service information for Ireland.

Harbours & Popular Stops

= Port of Entry   = Marina   = Anchorage   = Visitor mooring buoy
* has some data

Marinas & Moorings

Irish Marinas

Yacht & Sailing Clubs

Irish Yacht Clubs are listed by The ISA
(national governing body for all forms of recreational and competitive activities involving sail and engine powered craft in Ireland.)

Offshore Islands

The Irish Islands Federation is the representative body for the inhabited offshore islands of Ireland.

Explore Irish Islands with DiscoverIreland the Irish Tourist Board.

Health & Safety

Health Services HSE - Find a service
A(H1N1) Flu Information
HSE 24 hr Flu Information Line Freephone 1800 94 11 00 - for up to date recorded information on Influenza A(H1N1)

RNLI

Security

An Garda Síochána

Ireland's National Police Service, has its headquarters in the Phoenix Park.

Transportation

Air and Sea	Bus and Rail	Map
Aer Lingus Aer Arann BMI RyanAir   Brittany Ferries Irish Ferries P & O Stena Line	Bus Éireann Ulsterbus   Irish Rail NI Railways	Transport Map

References & Publications

The Irish Cruising Club

Publishes two pilot guides covering the whole of Ireland:

• East and North Coasts of Ireland Sailing Directions
  11th Edition, Published February 2008, Edited by Norman Kean ICC, ISBN No:978 0 9558 199 1 9
• South and West Coasts of Ireland Sailing Directions
  12th Edition, Published November 2008, Edited by Norman Kean, ISBN No: 97 0 9558 199 2 6.

Other books include:

• UK and Ireland circumnavigators guide
  Written by Samantha Steele, Published October 2008.
• Salt and Emerald: A Hesitant Solo Voyage Round Ireland (Paperback)
  Written by Alastair Scott (Author), Published July 2008
• CRUISING IRELAND : A Guide to Marinas and Mooring Buoys - Brian Keane. Published by The Alameda Press, PO Box 7902, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Ireland at €12.68 (£7.99). 120 A5 pages between soft covers, with colour photos and plans. ISBN 0-9539269-07

Other Information

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)

• Notes on coding the Ireland pages
• Hello from Ireland

External Links

• Afloat Ireland's Sailing and Motorboating Magazine
• 30th anniversary of the Fastnet Race in which so many perished.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• --Summercruise 10:44, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

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