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Youghal
Youghal a busy town is located on the on the county Waterford and Cork border where the River Blackwater enters the sea at the head of Youghal Bay. There is a town quay with a basin that dries and a selection of alternate anchorages. A completely protected location with attentive navigation required for access. 1.7 metres LWS... get full information »

Ballycotton
Ballycotton Bay resides ten miles east-northeast of Roche’s Point on the southeaster Cork coastline. Ballycotton Harbour is a small artificial harbour situated at the end of the point that encloses the southern section of the bay. Berthing possibilities here include anchoring outside the harbour, picking up visitor moorings or coming alongside the harbour wall. A good location with straightforward access. 2 metres LWS... get full information »

Cork Harbour (including Crosshaven & East Ferry Marina)
Cork harbour resides on the south cost of county Cork and it is one of the finest, easiest approached, well marked and safest natural harbours in the world. Complete protection can be found from all conditions in one of several marinas or on anchor. A completely protected location with safe access. 4 metres LWS... get full information »

Roberts Cove
Roberts Cove is a small coastal inlet that resides just over three miles southwest of the Cork Harbour entrance approximately half way between Robert’s Head and Cork Head. An exposed location with attentive navigation required for access. 2 metres LWS... get full information »

Oyster Haven
Oyster Haven is a natural harbour immediately to the east of Kinsale Harbour on the south Cork coastline. It is a picturesque and secluded anchorage with little or no shore facilities. A completely protected location with straightforward access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Kinsale Harbour
Kinsale is positioned eleven nautical miles southwest of Cork harbour’s entrance and eight kilometres north by northeast of the Old Head of Kinsale. From a travelling boatman’s viewpoint the harbour is simply excellent from every perspective. A completely protected location with safe access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Sandy Cove
Sandy Cove resides half a mile off the entrance to Kinsale Harbour situated eleven miles southwest of Cork harbour’s entrance and eight kilometres north by northeast of the Old Head of Kinsale. A good location with straightforward access. 2 metres LWS... get full information »

Hole Open Bay East
Hole Open Bay East resides to the immediate northeast of the Old Head of Kinsale upon Cork’s southern coastline. An exposed location with straightforward access. 6 metres LWS... get full information »

Courtmacsherry
Courtmacsherry Harbour is formed by the estuary of the Argideen River which enters Courtmacsherry Bay at its northwest corner. You can anchor off the small town that resides on the south side of the bay or come alongside a harbour pontoon. A tolerable location with attentive navigation required for access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Clonakilty Harbour (Ring)
Clonakilty Harbour, resides in the northwest part of Clonakilty Bay between Muckruss Head and Ring Head. The inner harbour itself is largely taken up by Inchydoney Island that was once an island and is now linked to the mainland by two causeways. To the northeast of Inchydoney Island resides Clonakilty Harbour, or Ring, where a boat can anchor although it almost completely dries at low water save for a few channels. A good location with highly involved navigation required for access. 1.6 metres LWS... get full information »

Dirk Bay
Dirk Bay is a small bay on the south county Cork coast and it is situated one nautical mile northeast of Galley Head. The west side of the bay provides a tolerable anchorage in settled conditions in fine sand with good holding. A tolerable location with straightforward access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Glandore
Glandore Harbour resides approximately midway between Toe Head and Galley Head on the south Cork coastline and it offers a several anchoring positions in a scenic location. A completely protected location with straightforward access. 2.5 metres LWS... get full information »

Blind Harbour
Blind Harbour is a small bay that opens approximately half a nautical mile ENE of the mouth of Castle Haven Harbour and two and half nautical miles east of Glandore. It is partially covered to the South East by a ragged cluster of rocks called Low and High Island a distance of a mile off, and open to the south. A good location with straightforward access. 2 metres LWS... get full information »

Castle Haven
Castle Haven is a river inlet that resides 8.5 nautical miles west of Galley Head and is approximately midway between Glandore and Toe Head. The haven provides a completely protected anchorage with safe access at all states of the tide, night or day. A completely protected location with safe access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Barlogue Creek (Lough Hyne)
Barlogue Creek resides less than four nautical miles to the east of Baltimore between Toe head and Spain Point, tucked in to the northwest of Gokane Point. It is a small inlet with a very narrow (150 metres and decreasing) entrance behind which resides the beautiful Lough Hyne. A tolerable location with careful navigation required for access. 3 metres LWS... get full information »

Baltimore
Located in Ireland’s southwest Baltimore is a natural mainland harbour tucked in behind Sherkin, Spanish and Ringarogy Islands. It is a fishing port and a busy yachting centre providing an anchorage and the ability to temporarily come alongside. A completely protected location with safe access. 6 metres LWS... get full information »