Garmin Inland Waterways Charts

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Garmin have just released charts of the extensive Shannon Navigation as part of their Inland Lakes 'on the water' series.

Garmin Inland Waterways Ireland

The Shannon is 386km log passing through many large loughs more akin to inland seas.

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We're off for a play on the Shannon next week so that would have been useful, we're on a hireboat this time but if we like it enough to our boat for the summer there in 2012 to hide from the Olympics that will be a boon.

Mmm, maybe we could take the laptop and use homeport.
 
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David2452 said:
We're off for a play on the Shannon next week so that would have been useful, we're on a hireboat this time but if we like it enough to our boat for the summer there in 2012 to hide from the Olympics that will be a boon.

Mmm, maybe we could take the laptop and use homeport.
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PM if you are down south on lough Derg, we might be out next week. Some of the hire companies have introduced plotters with inland charts this season.

Ps. HomePort is a planning and data transfer tool, no live position feed.
 
Tremlett 15 said:
us too, leaving Lough Erne on Sat 4th in our cruiser Pas Vite

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& hope to be on the North Shannon by Mon 6th/ Tues 7th for our 3 week hols, an "old timer" like me I will be using my "paper" charts,

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Hi Austin. Will you get as far south as Lough Derg?
 
oceanfroggie said:
Hi Austin. Will you get as far south as Lough Derg?
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not too sure on that, plan is Richmond Harbour & maybe a wee bit on the Royal, then down to Shannon Harbour & maybe ??? a wee bit on it ( for both, will depend on cut weed/grass in the canal, at Easter it was bad in the Royal ) & if time down to Terryglass, then return north.
 
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Tremlett 15 said:
us too, leaving Lough Erne on Sat 4th in our cruiser Pas Vite

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& hope to be on the North Shannon by Mon 6th/ Tues 7th for our 3 week hols, an "old timer" like me I will be using my "paper" charts,

if you see us say Hi
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I'll PM you my mobile number - we may be able to meet up if you get down to Derg.

I will be doing the reverse in July/August - a few of us are going up north - probably as far as lough Key or thereabouts.

Have a great time.
 
David2452 said:
We're on Caprice from Le Boat, leaving Carick on Saturday on a one way to Portumna, already booked lunch at the Oarsman for Sunday.
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Nice trip. Can be done at a very leisurely pace over 6 days or a little faster in 3. If you would like a nights fine dinning I'd highly recommend Wineport Lodge which is located in a wonderfully secluded location on the inner lakes just north east of Athlone off Lough Ree. It has it's own private jetty for clients who come by water. Breakfast there is also legendary if you spend a night moored at their jetty, but don't plan on eating again that day.

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May I suggest spending your last night at either Portumna Castle harbour (set in woodland beside old Friary and Castle with fantastic walks) or Terryglass (scenic with two good pub grub venues) both at northern end of lough Derg but only 30 mins from Portumna swing bridge which opens at 0945 putting you back at the adjacent Emerald Star hire base (Le Boat) for return within 5 mins. Despite what they say once you get the boat back to them by 10:30 to 11:00 they are happy. Enjoy your trip.
 
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Perhaps a couple of potential cruise reports coming our way, that sounds like and extensive waterway OF.

Garmin appear to be leading the way with information on their cartography. On my desk at work is an invitation to include any info. you want displayed on their eletronic maps/charts, from marine based business, free of charge.
 
AndieMac said:
Perhaps a couple of potential cruise reports coming our way, that sounds like and extensive waterway OF.
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OF would be better at this than me ( cant find a better/larger map ).............but here goes

http://www.iwai.ie/maps/shannon-erne/index.html

http://www.iwai.ie/framed.map.html

I am leaving from about 6 miles south of Enniskillen (Lough Erne in Northern Ireland ) travelling south to Carrich on Shannon ( north Shannon in RoI ) via Shannon-Erne Waterway ( Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal ) & then further south down the Shannon, hope to get to Portumna area north Lough Derg........and then return the same way, well thats the "plan".........

dont know about a report but a few pics from me ok.............
 
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Years ago in a displacement boat I managed to get from lower lough Erne (most northerly lough) to Portumna in only 3 days, but it was a delivery trip cruising from sun up till sun down each day. It's much more relaxing to do it over 7-9 days.
 
Tremlett 15 said:
dont know about a report but a few pics from me ok.............
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Just a few words above the pics will do, to help those of us who can't be there to get into the zone. :)

Interesting links thanks, you've got a vast playground of inland water, do you get many other British boaters crossing the Irish Sea to spend a season or two in the big loughs?
 
AndieMac said:
Just a few words above the pics will do, to help those of us who can't be there to get into the zone. :)

Interesting links thanks, you've got a vast playground of inland water, do you get many other British boaters crossing the Irish Sea to spend a season or two in the big loughs?
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Cant say as I've seen many do it, but I came here 5 years ago, and have no intentions of going back.
I find sea passages boring compared to the scenery available inland, yet on a small river or canal, after time, the same boredom can creep in. I spent a few years on the Fossdyke in Lincoln, and unless you have more than a weekend, you are very limited on where you can go.
Now I am on Lough Derg I can choose many locations that are all available for a day trip and many more locations for longer holidays.
There are no speed limits, so while I normally cruise at around 7.5 knts I can open her up when I get the urge or want to give the engines a clean out.
All the public harbours are free (max 5 day stay) and there are many places to anchor out in peace as well.
With such a large expanse of water you get a lot of different conditions to keep you on your toes.
I'm in heaven :-)
 
Yes we are rather spoiled for choice and cruising diversity.

Aerial pic of marina on Lough Ree

No tide, no swell, and bigger weather windows, yet large inland seas to play in. Pure magic. Coming from UK on water involves a trip around SW coast of Ireland, up the Shannon Estuary trough Limerick city and then on up to the hydro electric dam at Ardnacrusha. Other option is to put boat on a truck if visiting for a few seasons. It's about a 7-9 day cruise from southampton taken leisurely. An energetic delivery skipper could make it in 4-5 days pushing on. No denying it's a bit of a trip, but an amazing adventure. UK boats heading for Ireland cross to Kilmore Quay on SE, or direct to Kinsale on south coast if range and weather permit.

What I love about it is the option of inland and Coastal mixed as the SW coastline of Ireland has awesome scenery and wonderful places to visit. Fenit, Dingle, Crook haven, Baltimore, Kinsale, Cross Haven, Cobh, Dunmore East, Waterford City, etc. It takes only three hours to get from inland Lough Derg to the tidal Shannon estuary.
 
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Looking at Tremlett's second chart/map, I thought a UK boat could come in through Dublin and along the Grand Canal to Lough Ree, if they didn't want the extended sea passage around the SW?

That's a great aerial shot you have linked OF, very enticing.
 
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