Sailing in Dublin

[bedouin]

Does anyone here know anything about sailing in the Dublin area?

Suppose I were to move to Dublin for a while, where could I moor the boat and what is the sailing like? (Either locally or within an hour or so's drive)

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[Twister_Ken]

Two major marinae at Howth (just north of D) and Dun Laoghaire (just south), both with yacht clubs (a choice at Dun Laoghaire) with racing programmes. Good cruising grounds nearby.



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[sailbadthesinner]

there is loads of sailing as far as i am aware
dunleary (scuse the spelling) has a yacht club in fact i think there are two one is royal one not but not certain
there is Howth yacht club further outside which has large fleets in the summer of mid week racers so i have been told. stand on the pontoon and you'll get knocked down in the rush
there may also be some others in the main bay


mooring. not so sure of. howth is busy and looked full when i was last there
you can moor in dublin centre but that is reccomended for itinerents only i think as the real sailing is on the coast
but check with the clubs
availibility i am not sure of
day sailing i have not done but cruised the area from Lairn down the coast having come over from scotland
you can go up the coast and over to holyhead (which is not that pretty really)
or conway (depending on tides)

there is also sailing down in cork which is about three hours from dub by car
here you can goto Kinsail waterford Youghal Bantry and round to dingle even
brill sailing area on the edge of the atlantic

or you could moor in the north which gives you access to to N scotland isles
wheee you can often find a bit more shelter if cruising





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[Aeolus_IV]

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[kdf]

Bedouin.
As others have said there's lots of good sailing to be had. Howth and Dun Laoghaire are the two main spots - Dun Laoghaire being the larger, has 4 sailing clubs (Two Royal...) and a new 700+ berth marina with everything you need. Howth is only about 5/6 miles away and a nice spot also. From here you can get to the South coast in a couple of day trips and theres endless cruising down there.

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[rickwat]

There's also Malahide just to the North. Excellent location for airport and quick train service to Dublin. All a bit new and slightly posey around the marina but the town has plenty atmosphere.

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[extravert]

Dun Laoghaire and Howth have already been mentioned a few times, so I'll concentrate on another couple of possibilities.

Malahide looked like it had space when I was there in September. It's a big marina. The channel is dredged to 0.8m below CD, which means with a normal keel of 1.5-1.8m you can get in and out most of the time, but not for 2 hours around spring lows. The train station is about 15 minutes walk from the marina, and is direct into Dublin.

Another possibility where there is definately space and will be considerably cheaper is Arklow. You could probably get there in an hour and a bit from the south side of Dublin. Access times are good, and there is a town with good facilities 20 minutes walk away. It is not the prettiest of towns though, and you will be away from the crowd and buzz around Dublin bay, if that is what you like.

Sailing along the Irish east coast is a bit like a lot of our east coast north of Norfolk. The coast is a bit straight and lacks the spectacular scenery of the west coasts of Ireland and UK. Day trips will be either up the coast or down the coast or out to sea. Having said that though, for weekends the west coast of the UK is only a day's sail away (Dublin to north Wales), and there is the Isle of Man as well. For longer trips things get much better, being able to reach the south coast of Ireland, and across to Scotland and the rest of Wales. You also get shelter from the prevailing west winds on the east of Ireland, which is an advantage for winter sailors.

Although in my opinion there are better places in Ireland where to be based for sailing, Dublin area is not at all bad, and I would be happy to be based there for a while if I were to move there.

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[kindredspirit]

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