Dublin to Cork.. in a first 211

[Johnboy2004]

hi
has anyone an idea of roughly how long it would take to sail from Dublin to Cork,,, ( Baltimore) in a beneteau first 211?

i made a rough guess at 4 days...allowing for some stop offs


has any one done this before in a 21 foot boat?


id like to hear how u got on


thanks

 

[Juggler7823]

It would be easy to do it in 4 days stopping at Arklow, Kilmore Quay, Dungarvan. They all have small marinas but there are several other stopover places if the weather turns bad, Wicklow, Dunmore East, Ballycotton, Helvic etc. You could do it quicker but be prepared for some long days sailing.

 

[kesey]

Johnboy,


Breaking the trip down:

Dublin to Arklow:______________38nM_________7 hours
Arklow to Kilmore Quay:________50nM________10 hours
Kilmore Quay to Crosshaven:____70nm________14 hours
Crosshaven to Kinsale:_________16nm_________3 hours
Kinsale to Baltimore:___________38nm_________8 hours

Total:_______________________212nm________42 hours

Make sure you have the time to let the tides and the weather assist you. Also be sure to have some experienced people with you - maybe 2 crew. PM me if I can help with any details. The URL below has lots of the relevant info.

 

[Samphire]

When are you planning to do the trip? Not sure I'd advise this side of spring unless a settled high pressure system is established.

 

[Johnboy2004]

i plan to make the trip in may/june this year
probably solo or maybe with a 2 people ,, ( including myself)

 

[webcraft]

We did this in an Albin Vega (27ft and a good bit faster I suspect) last Summer as part of our trip round Ireland. Some detail (interspersed with anecdotes and irrelevancies) HERE for what it's worth.

- Nick

 

[StugeronSteve]

Just make sure that the wind stays abaft the beam, coz I hear that Bens can't go to windward. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif