SV Sancerre: Stopping Places: Ireland clock wise from Carnsore Point.

Be sure to check out Reeds and / or the appropriate pilots for more detailed information and alternates, this is just an overview of likely candidates, but I have been to all of them.

To see my recent visits to each anchorage check out the "Labels" towards the bottom of the right hand panel, links below may not be comprehensive.

Update through Sept 2023 to include Harbours and Marinas also info on fuel & gas availability although this is not comprehensive as I don't need either that often.

Further updated during a boring winter 2023/4 to include some information on access to and from marinas. See my page Marina notes (opens in a new window) for some general tips and the context (handling of my boat) in which I comment.

The cost of Ireland from Carnsore Point to Fair Head has its own page.

Waterford / Dunmore East

If you can't make St Margret's Bay, Waterford has a number of secure anchorages and a marina, but the latter is 10 miles upriver so a big diversion.

The anchorage at Dunmore East at the entrance saves the diversion but is very subject to swell. Vodafone and O2 signals OK.

Visited 2022.

Youghal

If sailing from The Isles of Scilly, Youghal (pronounced Yawl) between Cork and Waterford would be a good stop off (but it is essentially the same distance from St Mary's as Dunmore East). Once inside finding a good place to anchor could be tricky at night. Visited 2022. IIRC Vodafone and O2 signals OK.

On the leading line into Youghal before making a sharp turn to
starboard.

Kinsale

Unfortunately when I visited in 2022 the main marina in Kinsale was full pending a race round the Fastnet so I went to the Castlepark marina on the other side of the river. This is rather exposed to the SW wind but is safe enough, you are likely to be on an outside berth, others looked a bit tight but not seriously so. A very helpful manager came down for my lines without being asked.

Good toilets and laundry but no food or shopping on site or at the nearby pub (2022). A 10 Euro taxi ride into Kinsale.

Looking up river from Castlepark, the south westerly wind
comes that way. The long bridge is the route into Kinsale,
some would walk it.

Approaching Carnsore Point. St Margret's Bay just out of
shot to the right.

Baltimore

Rather a long way round if heading north but a good harbour and a few good places to eat and drink but very limited shopping. In a strong westerly anchoring at the western end of the harbour will be far more comfortable although if it is that windy you would not want to go to the village in the average tender. Moorings may be available and in season alongside berthing to a concrete barge. Vodafone and O2 signals OK.