Careful going out in S or SE wind over tide. We had pretty awful time with nasty sea state. We were going west but should perhaps have hugged the east shore then gone way off shore before coming west, but didn't...

Despite all the info on the booking app and confirmation email from marina, the marina security gate is apparently always open so people just come up there at any time and use the pontoon (without paying...?) - the pontoon is unstaffed.

The marina is booked and paid for via an app. You even choose which specific berth you want, but if you have never been there before, that is not much help as there is no berthing map! The marina is just one long pontoon with berthing both sides. All berths were available when we booked. Electric is in the price. We were charged 76 euros for 2 nights for 9.8m boat. Then they emailed me the gate code. If you want to get in, in the evening, you have to phone security and give them a password...! Pontoon is good with lots of electric hook ups. A bit noisy from bridge traffic but otherwise fine. Lots of room to turn the boat to get into the berth.

No changes apart from prices all round

I reviewed these notes in August 2021. The major change is that the Cove (Cobh) Sailing Club has now installed it's new marina and added a wave break to reduce the swell caused by passing ships. The marina at Monkstown is still trying to get permission to build shore facilities. The City of Cork Marina has changed hands and little is known about the new owners intentions. The well established marinas remain the same but prices have increased.

These notes were reviewed in July 2019. The older established facilities in Owenboy River have not changed much, apart from their prices, but the newer establishments are running into problems with planning permissions; the Cobh (White Point) Marina being built by the Cove Sailing Club came to a grinding halt and is only this year regaining some sort of momentum. Across the other side the Cork Harbour Marina is still trying to get permission to build on the foreshore which is crippling their attractiveness.

Further to my previous post, we passed Cobh on our way back from Cork City and picked up a mooring bouy off Whitepoint so we could go ashore. Tried anchoring but little room due to moorings and safety boat for the sailing school gave us permission to take a mooring.
The plans for a large marina have not proceeded however it does look likely that a pontoon will be in place by next season.

No sign of any development at Whitepoint/Cobh, but the pontoon in the city is a very pleasant stopover (€20 + $5 for electric). We were lucky with the wind and managed to sail almost all the way up the river.

I reviewed these notes in April 2017. Apart from an inevitable increase in price there is little change; apart, that is, from the Cork Harbour Marina which has completed its pontoons but still needs a lot of work on its shore side buildings.

Cobh Marina's installation has finally commenced after some delays. A landing pontoon has been installed with a gangway (not yet open) with the remaining pontoons due for installation August 2015.

Hi there,
Just to let you know that Cobh Marina seems to be about to get underway Mid-November 2014. for phase 1. This should include 30 permanent berths and summer visitor berths on the outer leg.
Phase 2 will be completed at a later stage and bring it up to 74 berths.

see the press release for more details:
http://covesailingclub.ie/?p=4428

http://coversailingclub.ie

Cobh will be under 10 minutes stroll away and the spot should be pretty spectacular. Added to this it will only be a 5 minute walk to the train station for Cork (trains hourly and take 25mins), 25minutes drive to the airport.
On the negative, there will be no shore facilities as such (Laundry etc), but the town has most services on offer.
(Laundry, Restaurants, Banks, Information). Not sure if there will be wifi, but Port of Cork is developing a voucher system with Seafi and is already up and running at Cobh Cruise Terminal ( contact http://www.seafi.eu/index.php/contact for info)

These notes were updated by Don Thomson on the 20th November 2013. Prices have been updated to 2013 and some extra information about the services to be expected at the various marinas. The marina at Monkstown (Cork Harbour Marina - not be confused with Cork City Marina) has all the planning permissions for the shore-side facilities but a shortage of funds is delaying their completion.

Oops ! My bad. I uploaded this one, sorted now. The other 39 ROI harbours already have this right about the courtsey flag.

Steve

This guide opens with a major error: he courtesy flag for *all* ports in the Republic of Ireland is the tricolour!