Tag: holiday

Castlepark Marina claims (archive) to be a 4 Gold Anchor marina, based on the rating system (archive) operated by the Yacht Harbour Association. However, it turns out that rating system is self-assessment based, and while it’s reviewed by the YHA, I doubt they visit every marina. So, even accounting for COVID-19 issues causing them to…

Not up at sparrow-fart time today; indeed a lazy start to the day with scrambled egg and fresh rolls, followed by getting the dinghy inflated and set up so that we could go explore the small estuary of Rinagabella. K helmed us upriver, and we caught the flood as we went. Once we were around…

Up at sparrow-fart time after a creaky night at anchor; left K sleeping in the berth while I enjoyed the sunrise and the early morning light (but not the chill). The wind had died off nicely, and it was a relatively calm morning. It was a run out of the bay, with K at the…

After a few days of pottering around in Kilmore Quay, we decided to push on for Helvick, en-route to the Crosshaven area. We wanted to be outside of Kilmore Quay by about 1300, but needed to visit the local hardware and marine store first. The bill stung a bit, but I came away with two…

Saturday Weather has helped us decide to stay in Kilmore Quay over the weekend; we’ll tank water and diesel before moving onwards, and onwards is currently aimed at Glandore (may as well get as far down as we can, if we can). Kilmore Quay facilities are small, but perfectly fine for a small visitor contingent.…

We’ve made it to the south coast! Only two days after we planned to be here, due to weather conditions. Up at 0600, leaving K to snooze some more; up anchor and motored over to South Bay to drop the hook again in calmer waters and get a few more hours of sleep. Chatted with…