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Ballycotton

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Courtesy Flag

Irish Tricolour

Waypoint

None Given

Charts

AC 2049-0 Old Head of Kinsale to Tuskar Rock, SC 5622, Imray C57 Tuskar

Rules & Regulations

None Known

Hazards

The Smiths rocks with the Wheat rocks about a mile and a quarter SW of Ballycotton Island.

Tidal Data Times & Range

HW Ballycotton is HW Cobh +0005 MHWS 4.1m MHWN 3.2m MLWN 1.3m MLWS 0.4m

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General Description

Contact  East Cork HM   +353  (0) 8678 00878 or via the County Cork S/B +353 (0)24 92926 ... read more

Approach

The approach is without dangers although there is the “safe” way in.... ... read more

Berthing, Mooring & Anchoring

As has been said there are visitors buoys which are painted a distinctive.... ... read more

Your Ratings & Comments

10 comments
Moorings
Written by Contender | 21st Jun 2023
The buoys are robust, but the length of weed on them suggests no servicing or checking. The pickup lines look dodgy. We used a chain and rope arrangement we carry and tied to the steel upper shackle. Noted another boat pick up the rope on another buoy that I would not put my dinghy on. Good job there's little wind!
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Drinks
Written by Fiona Balloch | 13th Jun 2023
We were heading for the pub (a bit of a walk) but instead went into the hotel overlooking the moorings (very close to harbour). It has a great outdoor seating area with panoramic views overlooking the bay. Fantastic!
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Mooring Buoys
Written by Fiona Balloch | 13th Jun 2023
All 6 yellow buoys were available when I went there. Pickups are really short so you might want to put a line through the buoy shackle instead. Nothing on buoys or on pontoon etc to say you have to pay for buoys. A little swelly on the buoys, but that died down at night when fog came in and wind went round to SW.
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Pontoon
Written by Fiona Balloch | 13th Jun 2023
When ashore in the dinghy and tied up to the pontoon. There is a sign on the top of the walkway saying max stay is 2 hrs. I asked a fisherman if it was OK. to leave it there and go to the pub, and was told it was no problem.
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UPDATE OCTOBER 2022
Written by Don Thomson 3 | 18th Oct 2022
There is a pontoon here now but not for overnight use. I've changed the drone footage for one taken this year and added a contact number for the HM who covers Yougal and Ballycotton.
UPDATE SUMMER 2021
Written by Don Thomson 3 | 19th Aug 2021
I reviewed these notes in August 2021. I've added a Youtube Drone video but otherwise nothing has changed.
Update Summer 2019
Written by Don Thomson 3 | 11th Jul 2019
These notes were reviewed in July 2019. No changes.
UPDATE APRIL 2017
Written by Don Thomson | 20th Apr 2017
I reviewed these notes in April of 2017. There was mention a couple of years ago of a floating pontoon within the harbour but I can find no further reference to it.
UPDATE APRIL 2017
Written by Don Thomson | 20th Apr 2017
I reviewed these notes in April of 2017. There was mention a couple of years ago of a floating pontoon within the harbour but I can find no further reference to it.
Update 2015
Written by dononshytalk | 13th Apr 2015
These notes were reviewed by Don in April 2015 and no changes were made
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