A bit of a tight one...

[AngusMcDoon]

Not a good place for rafting, but where?

 

[Mataji]

Obviously somewhere not many boats get to. Do hope you’re going to tell us.

 

[newtothis]

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Not a good place for rafting, but where?

There would be a bit more space if you took your learner floats off

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Obviously somewhere not many boats get to. Do hope you’re going to tell us.

No guesses, so I'll say where it is - it's Bunagee Pier in Donegal. That rock is covered at high water, I'm sure it's going to catch someone out one day. I came in at high water & didn't know it was there.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

There would be a bit more space if you took your learner floats off

I'm a raft all on my own

 

[pagoda]

I'm a raft all on my own

Looks Ok minus the rock, but the acid question is how much water is there at LW alongside?

We're heading round Ireland anticlockwise June and July so knowing how deep a new facility is would be helpful

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Looks Ok minus the rock, but the acid question is how much water is there at LW alongside?

We're heading round Ireland anticlockwise June and July so knowing how deep a new facility is would be helpful

It doesn't look deep when here, but the water is clear & tide range is small, so it's better than it first looks.

2.5m at MLWS here for most of the berths reducing to 1.5m at the far end on the side that does not have finger pontoons. But watch that rock at HW, it's completely covered. Absolutely no rafting on that side!

Nearby places -

Greencastle gets a bit shallow, < 2m, at the far end.

River Bann bar has plenty of water, 3.5m, at MLWS & all the way up to Coleraine.

Rathmullan is deep on both sides of the long pontoon, with the shallow water on the shore side buoyed.

I was told that Fahan is silting & access is reduced, but I've not been there to confirm.

 

[pagoda]

It doesn't look deep when here, but the water is clear & tide range is small, so it's better than it first looks.

2.5m at MLWS here for most of the berths reducing to 1.5m at the far end on the side that does not have finger pontoons. But watch that rock at HW, it's completely covered. Absolutely no rafting on that side!

Nearby places -

Greencastle gets a bit shallow, < 2m, at the far end.

River Bann bar has plenty of water, 3.5m, at MLWS & all the way up to Coleraine.

Rathmullan is deep on both sides of the long pontoon, with the shallow water on the shore side buoyed.

I was told that Fahan is silting & access is reduced, but I've not been there to confirm.

Thanks for that, We've been into Rathmullen and Greencastle before.

 

[pmagowan]

Damn, this is the first one I have known! Are you going to Inistrahull? There are 2 piers there, the NE (IIRC) being the large one with a decent rock in the middle to catch you out. Lovely island for a pic nic. Good walks around the lighthouse, old graveyard just past it, and the old abandoned village. You can tie up along side the pier.