Round Britain Plus: 35 - Kilmore Quay

From Arklow we head south to round Carnsore Point, the southeast tip of Ireland, before heading to Kilmore Quay via St Patrick's Bridge. Note that the direction of buoyage along this coast is the opposite way to our journey, so buoys are reversed.

[@BrizoSailing]

Thank you for going to the trouble of making these videos. Particularly good to see the Irish coast and some of its harbours featured. I can t understand why so few boats make the trip from the Solent up the Irish sea. So it is lovely to get some positive commentary about the facilities, the welcome and the Guinness. Because of the Common Travel Area we are unaffected by the issues that Brexit has presented for visiting France. All you need are a few euros in your pocket and your ID. Fair Winds.

[@theboatcheat1204]

@@BrizoSailing Thank you for your comments. Our next ‘big’ trip is what was originally the other half of this trip… a circumnavigation of Ireland. We will be routing Scillies to Dunmore East and then making the shortest possible hops along the coast visiting as many Irish destinations as we can in the prevailing conditions. We’ll then be revisiting the Western Isles and making a proper tour of the Irish Sea. I agree that it is surprising how few boats make it to Ireland from the South UK coast. Sadly the vast majority of people with boats on the Solent have too little time available to properly enjoy the freedom their boat should bring. I am a ‘plastic paddy’ but the common travel area is a massive benefit to UK passport holders, so it really should be a more popular destination!

[@jcfgh]

I am finding the buoyage rather confusing. The starboard and port marks in the channel going over the bridge seem to be reversed? I dont get it, although i havent got the chart so i could be misunderstanding your approach? Anyway thank you. James

[@theboatcheat1204]

Hi James.You raise a good point - we could have made it clearer by pointing out that the direction of buoyage is the other way. The reason for this is that Kilmore Quay is close to the entrance to the Irish Sea from the Atlantic, so all the marks between Arklow and Kilmore have a buoyage direction from the South-West. The channel through St Patrick's bridge is along the coast rather than into Kilmore, so it follows the direction of the chart - hence a SHM on our port side..

[@jcfgh]

Thank you, I get it! Best wishes