We have arrived in Ireland‘s primary center for yachting and with 820 berth, the biggest marina in the country. Like Crosshaven, but on a different scale – a Sailing Mekka at the outskirts of Dublin city.
There is no bad weather and the fleet of Topper training boats passed by ready to be rocked by young sailing enthusiasts.
Looking forward to explore the area over the next few days.
Fair winds…
I am on watch now. Midnight to 3am. Well, I started 40min late as Jan allowed me some extra sweet dreams.
There is surprisingly little traffic here in the Irish Sea but plenty of shallow areas, which somehow compensates for it.
One of them has been utilized by the Arklow Bank Wind Farm, the one and only offshore wind park in Ireland. The seven turbines wind park is clearly visible on our radar. A bit surprising to me that there are not more offshore installations as there are plenty of opportunities left for green energy around the island.
The tide has turned in the meantime and is now setting South. 2kn against us. It will peak more than 3kn in about one hour. Some light backwinds are still pushing us overall North but I can’t wait for the tide to turn again in our favor to speed up.
First drizzle has arrived but the gusts associated with the approaching mini-depression will reach us later. More rain and gusts up to 30kn. A few hours and it will all be over again. We try to reach Dublin in time.
It is chilly but not cold. 17 °C under the cockpit tent.
Fair winds…
We have now pasted Tuskar Rock, a landmark within St. George‘s Channel at the southern entrance of the Irish Sea. The tidal current sits at 3-4kn at the moment. A few more hours it will be on out nose.
Unfortunately we have another little mini-depression in our neck, which was not forecasted as such at the time we left this morning. We might arrive in Dublin before it will reach its full strength but in any case this is an excellent learning and good fun with Co-Skipper & TideMaster Jan onboard.
The adventure continuous..
Fair winds…
Today‘s ride took me through some impressive country side to some more island hotspots. First I stopped by at Robert‘s Cove Beach before heading on to Kinsale. The two places could not be more different in many aspects.
Fair winds…
We took the early bus from Crosshaven into Cork. Double decker, for sure. Cork apparently got the best market hall all over Ireland and the UK. After some initial glance, we toured around the city to see some nice parks bridges and buildings.
We enjoyed some light bites over a heavy pint in one of the many pubs before getting back to the market hall, which has become busy by now. Some shopping and back to the bus. Overall a busy and buzzling city, definitely worth to pay a visit.
The evening hours allowed for a short sniff tour on the bike to explore the vicinity of Crosshaven.
My first bike ride on Ireland took me on Bike Route #1 not only through some nice country site but also to Lidl. After my rucksack got filled with some goodies, I followed the track back along River Lee towards the RCYC.
Fair winds…
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