Ireland
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Ireland Cruising Guide
An online cruising guide for sailing around Ireland.
| Ireland | |
 Ireland | |
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| Capital: | Dublin |
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| Language: | English, Irish |
| Currency: | Euro |
| Time Zone | UTC 0 and +1 |
| Ireland, also known popularly as the Emerald Isle | |
Background
Also see Northern Ireland
Ireland 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 state Ireland (described as the Republic of Ireland in cases of ambiguity) covers five-sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, covering the remainder in the north-east.
Describe the cruising/sailing in the region.
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 Met Eireann Sea Area Map can be found here.
Charts
Admiralty Leisure publish the following leisure chart folios useful for cruising around Ireland. They can be found here.
- 5612 Northern Ireland, Carlingford Lough to Lough Foyle: 1st Edition
- 5621 Ireland - East Coast: 1st Edition
- 5622 Ireland - South Coast: 1st Edition
- 5623 Ireland - South West Coast: 1st Edition
Any navigation notes here.
Local Radio Nets
Also see Cruiser's Nets
Arrival/Departure procedures
Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.
Immigration
Details?
Customs
Details?
Ports & Popular Stops
- Arklow
- Baltimore (Port of entry)
- Bantry Bay (Port of entry)
- Carlingford Lough (Port of entry)
- Cork Harbour (Crosshaven and Cobh) (Port of entry)
- Dingle
- Dublin (Port of entry)
- Dun Laoghaire (Port of entry)
- Galway (Port of entry)
- Howth
- Kilmore
- Kilrush
- Kinsale (Port of entry)
- Limerick (Shannon Estuary) (Port of entry)
- Malahide
- Schull (Skull)
- Sligo (Port of entry)
- Tralee (Port of entry)
- Valentia (Cahersiveen)
- Waterford (Port of entry)
- Westport (Port of entry)
- Wexford (Port of entry)
- Wicklow (Port of entry)
Offshore Islands
Details?
Health
Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here.
Security
Details?
Transportation
Transportation to mainland or other countries, etc.
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
Tidal Information
- Free tidal information for all Irish ports can be found at Admiralty Easy Tide
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 the Cruiser Log Forum
External Links
Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
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