Posts Tagged “Ireland”
Our second day stuck in Carlingford marina has brought blustery but dropping wind conditions. The forecast is good for tomorrow, light NE going easterly so we will make our escape on to Ardglass; 20 nm up the coast and in Northern Ireland. Yesterday was spent visiting the small tourist town of Carlingford. It is interesting […]
Strong NE wind on the nose has forced another day in Carlingford Marina. We ventured out, bound for Ardglass, but the prospect of 6hrs motoring with wind square on the nose soon had us securely tied up again! Dawn Treader back in Carlingford Marina The weather is due to blow this evening so we are […]
After a short run yesterday from Dun Lagoharie to Malahide we set off today (Thurs 17 May) for Carlingford Lough – 46nm up the coast. Malahide is lively place with a friendly yacht club an a large number of places to eat. We can recommend the Mexican restuarant on the front near the yacht club. […]
Boat Jobs Day off in Dun Laoghaire yesterday (Tue) due to howling winds outside. Lots of jobs todo on the boat including fixing the loo which was playing up and backfilling. A quick replacement of the ‘joker valve’ sorted it out. Dublin Trip Took the Dart train into Dublin centre and had lunch and a […]
Having spent two days in Arklow it was time to sail north up the coast towards Dublin. At midday we left the marina, as the tide had just turned in our favour. It was a 40NM passage to Dun Laoghaire marina, just south of Dublin. The conditions were still breezy but the wind was dropping; […]
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