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small sailing boat needed for inland lakes (charter)

  • 16-04-2010 4:03pm
    #1
    limerick4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi,

    I have sailed the Lough Derg last year and loved it. This year I would like to try a different one.

    I am not sure which of the big Irish lakes are navigable.

    If you can share that kind of info with me I would appreciate it.

    I am also looking for somebody I could charter a boat from.

    I have the Day Skipper Cert and have been sailing since 1994.

    The boat I am looking for is someting small day sailer kind of a thing.

    Many thanks
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  • #2
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Ree has a yacht club, but only Derg has rentals

    http://www.shannonsailing.com/rentalAndCharter.htm


  • #3
    limerick4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭limerick4life


    http://www.shannonsailing.com/rentalAndCharter.htm That's the crowd I sailed with last year. Is Lough Corrib navigable at all?


  • #4
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Depth is a major issue in Corrib AFAIK, Derg or the Shannon estuary is probably your best bet.


  • #5
    limerick4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭limerick4life


    Dyflin wrote: »
    Depth is a major issue in Corrib AFAIK, Derg or the Shannon estuary is probably your best bet.



    Would you know a website with info on irish lakes(depths, navigability etc)?

    Maybe I should opt for a dinghy with sail rather than a killboat daysalier?


  • #6
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,788 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    iwai.ie would be the best place, talk to the locals on the forum there.

    If you're just day sailing, then something like a wayfarer or a drascombe would probably be your best shot.


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  • #7
    limerick4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭limerick4life


    Dyflin wrote: »
    iwai.ie would be the best place, talk to the locals on the forum there.

    If you're just day sailing, then something like a wayfarer or a drascombe would probably be your best shot.


    I registered with IWAI and will use their forum as well.

    There's going to be two of us sailing. If we get something like a wayfarer or a drascombe we will simply take a tent with us.

    Previously we sailed a Tirion on Lough Derg and slept inside.

    Good fun.


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