Sailing into Irvine

[Cappen Boidseye]

Hi,
I had a cunning plan for sailing to Irvine on Thursday to catch the first of three concerts by one of my favourite musicians. Then I bought the Clyde Cruising Club guide to the Clyde, then I looke closely at some charts, then I thought, it isn't going to work. my boat draws 1.75 metres, or did when it was new, probably a bit more now, looking at charts etc, I reckon Irvine is no good unless the tide is well up, then there seems to be very little in the way of visitors pontoons, is it as bad as I reckon? should I drive to the gig instead? or sail to Ardrossan and return from the gig by taxi?
(2nd gig is in the Corrie hall, Arran, then on Saturday, Rothesay. It's Nick Harper playing by the way)

 

[rbmatthews]

I don't know Irvine at all, but these two sites might give you some information if you haven't seen then already:

http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=366
http://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/Sailing-Directions.html

Main obstacle seems to be the retracting pedestrian bridge.

 

[Cappen Boidseye]

Thanks, I'll have a look at them now.

 

[earlybird]

I don't know Irvine at all, but these two sites might give you some information if you haven't seen then already:

http://www.ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=366
http://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/Sailing-Directions.html

Main obstacle seems to be the retracting pedestrian bridge.

The bridge has been left open for years. I've never been into Irvine but I'd have thought it was OK in good conditions and HW say +/- 2 hours or so.
The perches marking the channel are easily seen. Recently, an orange buoy was positioned at the start of the approach. Don't know if that was its purpose though.
There are pontoons in the river.

 

[BoyBlue49]

Last time I was at Irvine it was a small drying fishing harbour, I would go into Troon and get a taxi. You will be ok at Aran and Rothsay for anchoring or pick up a moring if you are lucky.

 

[Cappen Boidseye]

After a bit of research, it looks okay, there are a few visitors berths alongsaide, also the tides should be about right for my timing, might give it a go, if my "crew" fancies it, or even if they don't, they can always leave their car at Irvine of the voyage from Rosneath to Irvine is too long for them.