Round UK & Ireland

[emnick]

Hi All, Planning a round UK and Ireland trip next year, we are going clock-wise and hope to start end of April -begining of May.

I am looking for information for the leg from Kilrush to NW & Northern Ireland. Are there any good Pilots for this area, to include Arran Isles, Galway, Clifden, up as far as Derry, are ther places that should not be missed, or is it to be given a fast wide berth in good weather?? I guess I will be there around mid June time.


Thanks

[goboatingnow]

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.


see also http://www.cruiserlog.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ireland

IN good weather there are several good stopping places, aran islands, Galway, InishBoffin etc

[Herringchoker]

The visitor moorings at Ballyglass pier in Broadhaven Bay near Erris Head in Mayo are worth keeping in mind.
Good shelter is available from any westerly summer gale you might get and it is a good staging point for the run over to the Donegal shore.

[Juggler7823]

This site lists the marinas (none around the NW corner) but also the visitor moorings around the whole coast: http://www.sailingireland.com/moor2.htm

Originally Posted by emnick

Hi All, Planning a round UK and Ireland trip next year, we are going clock-wise and hope to start end of April -begining of May.

I am looking for information for the leg from Kilrush to NW & Northern Ireland. Are there any good Pilots for this area, to include Arran Isles, Galway, Clifden, up as far as Derry, are ther places that should not be missed, or is it to be given a fast wide berth in good weather?? I guess I will be there around mid June time.


Thanks

[emnick]

Thank you some great web sites