Ireland:Galway Bay
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General
Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a large bay / sea loch on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the district of Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south. Galway is located on the north-east side of the bay. It is about 30 miles long and from 7 miles to 20 miles in breadth. The Oileáin Árann / Aran Islands are to the west across the entrance and there are numerous small islands within the bay. The approaches to the bay between the Aran Islands and the mainland are as follows; the North Sound / An Súnda ó Thuaidh lies between Aranmore and Leitir Mealláin, County Galway it was formerly known as Bealach Locha Lurgan in Irish. Gregory's Sound / Súnda Ghríoghóra lies between Aranmore and Inishmaan it was formerly known as Bealach na h-Áite. Foul Sound / An Súnda Salach lies between Inishmaan and Inisheer it was formerly known as Bealach na Fearbhaighe. South Sound / An Súnda ó Theas formerly known as Bealach na Finnise lies between Inisheer and County Clare.
Galway Bay is famous for its unique traditional sailing craft, the Galway Hooker.
Approaches, Routes and Navigation
Tidal information and currents
http://www.ireland.com/weather/tides.html
Charts
HMO sailing chart No 1984 Galway Bay.
Weather
This section comes from this template: Template:Ireland Climate. Please edit it there, if it is applicable to all the locations in Ireland.
Ireland's climate is influenced by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, and is in the path of the prevailing southwesterly winds coming from the Atlantic Ocean. This makes for equitable conditions over the whole country and means Ireland is never exposed to extremes of weather.
The coldest months are January and February, while July and August are warmest. Over the year it generally gets no colder than 1 degree Celsius (34 F) or warmer than about 20 degrees Celsius (68 F). Ireland is renowned for its rain. It can rain at any time of the year, but does so most often in the winter and in the western half of the country.
Major ports
Marinas and Anchorages
Anchorages information goes here
Marina #1 (This is where the name goes)
Marina #1 Address Marina #1 Contact Details
General Marina Information goes here
Facilities
- Showers
- Water
- Fuel
Chandlers and Repair Facilities
Victuals (Food and Drink!)
Sailing Clubs
Galway Bay Sailing Club
Galway Bay Sailing Club Rinville Oranmore Co. Galway Ireland Telephone Clubhouse: +353 91 794 527 http://www.gbsc.ie/cgi/run
When arriving from the outer part of Galway Bay from e.g. Inish Mor at night, head for Tawin buoy and then Mutton buoy and head in towards Rinville from there. This will avoid Cockle. (There is now a light on Cockle, so this caution may not be necessary.) There is a bar across New Harbour (Rinville Bay). It lies in a line the headland just west of the club and Ardfry. Best passage is 1/3 headland and 2/3 Ardfry. At low water both sides of the bar are shoal, especially the south shore which also has rocks. It is possible to sail into the little bay NE of the Watchtower. However, make sure to avoid Clochnacohery. This is a reef with two pinnacle rocks. These lie in a NW direction from a very large white rock on the south shore.
Places and things to see
