Clifden Bay is set in the Connemara region of western Ireland and is located on the approaches to the areas principle town of Clifden, which may be easily visited from the anchorage by road or dinghy at high water. Clifden Sailing Club has a modern clubhouse overlooking the bay with a jetty provided for convenient landing.
Clifden Bay is set in the Connemara region of western Ireland and is located on the approaches to the areas principle town of Clifden, which may be easily visited from the anchorage by road or dinghy at high water. Clifden Sailing Club has a modern clubhouse overlooking the bay with a jetty provided for convenient landing.
Clifden Bay offers good shelter except perhaps from developed north-westerlies that would have considerable fetch. Access is straightforward in daylight at any stage of the tide.
There is extensive fish farming in this area, with fish cages and mussel lines, and caution is required to avoid these.
This tool can be used to estimate future costal tidal streams for this area. All that is required are two simple steps:
Step 1: What is the Dover High Water for the target date?
Use a current Dover Tide Table to find Dover High Water for the target date. The National Oceanography Centre offers online tidal predictions for up to 28 days from today. Click here to open their tide table for Dover
Step 2: Input the target date's Dover High Water
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Taking a mean tidal offset from Dover's tide, we expect your targetted date's associated local tide at Clifden Boat Club to be:
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Data based on an average tide is only accurate to within one hour, if you more precise times are required use the ISA tidal predictions, with Galway (North West) offset -01:00.
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Ten nearest havens by straight line charted distance and bearing:
Clifden Castle, Clifden Boat Club and the tidal inlet leading up to Clifden Image: Tourism Ireland
Clifden Boat Club is located at the eastern end of Clifden Bay close west of where the Owenglin River flows into Clifden Bay and about a mile below the town Quay. It provides a great anchorage with some visitors moorings available and easy access to a slip.
Boats anchored off the club as seen from Clifden Castle Image: Raúl Corral via ASA 3.0
Anchor according to conditions or pick up a mooring by arrangement with the club.
Why visit here?
This is a good anchorage for access to Clifden town about 2km away or a mile by tender at high water. The town has an excellent selection of shops, pubs and restaurants which makes it a must visit and especially so for vessels that need to replenish provisions along this coast. Clifden also has good bus access to both Westport and Galway for onward rail travel if you want to leave the boat or change crew.
Clifden's town quay is tidal and can only be approached by moderate draft vessels two hours either side of high water. The anchorage off the club has ample deep water which permits access for provisioning to the town by dinghy at high water, via a convenient jetty provided by the supermarket up the estuary, or at the town quay. Clifden also has several taxi services if you don't want to load up the dinghy or walk.
The sailing club is very friendly and welcomes visitors. They have an excellent bar and restaurant that is open to non-members. Good visitor moorings are available at no charge. Showers are available at €2.00.
What facilities are available?
The clubhouse overlooks Clifden Bay anchorage and has shower/changing rooms a bar and restaurant. Visitor moorings and safe anchorages are available off the clubhouse, and their jetty/slip can be made use of if required. Freshwater by jerry can is available 25 metres from the slip. The welcoming clubhouse has showers and changing rooms, a bar and a restaurant.
All fresh provisions and stores can be obtained at Clifden and it also has an internet cafe. The town's wide variety of interesting shops and supermarkets make it the best point to stock up on this part of the coast. A jetty in the river below the supermarket, accessible by dinghy near high water, further facilitates this. Lots of bars and restaurants within the town help to make Clifden a really worthwhile destination.
Fuel and Lube oil are available in drums from Clifden town and tanker deliveries to Clifden quay. Some spares and mechanical repairs are available locally. Clifden has good bus access to both Westport and Galway for onward rail travel.
With thanks to:
PETER CRAVEN. Photographs with thanks to Peter Craven and Roger Harrison.
View of pontoon from the shore Image: eOceanic thanks PETER CRAVEN
Clifden Sailing Club Clubhouse Image: eOceanic thanks PETER CRAVEN
About Clifden Boat Club
This is a good anchorage for access to Clifden town about 2km away or a mile by tender at high water. The town has an excellent selection of shops, pubs and restaurants which makes it a must visit and especially so for vessels that need to replenish provisions along this coast. Clifden also has good bus access to both Westport and Galway for onward rail travel if you want to leave the boat or change crew.
Clifden's town quay is tidal and can only be approached by moderate draft vessels two hours either side of high water. The anchorage off the club has ample deep water which permits access for provisioning to the town by dinghy at high water, via a convenient jetty provided by the supermarket up the estuary, or at the town quay. Clifden also has several taxi services if you don't want to load up the dinghy or walk.
The sailing club is very friendly and welcomes visitors. They have an excellent bar and restaurant that is open to non-members. Good visitor moorings are available at no charge. Showers are available at €2.00.
Other options in this area
Click the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to progress through neighbouring havens in a coastal 'clockwise' or 'anti-clockwise' sequence. Alternatively here are the ten nearest havens available in picture view:
A photograph is worth a thousand words. We are always looking for bright sunny photographs that show this haven and its identifiable features at its best. If you have some images that we could use please upload them here. All we need to know is how you would like to be credited for your work and a brief description of the image if it is not readily apparent. If you would like us to add a hyperlink from the image that goes back to your site please include the desired link and we will be delighted to that for you.
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53° 29.114' N, 010° 3.286' W
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Clifden Castle, Clifden Boat Club and the tidal inlet leading up to Clifden
Boats anchored off the club as seen from Clifden Castle
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A photograph is worth a thousand words. We are always looking for bright sunny photographs that show this haven and its identifiable features at its best. If you have some images that we could use please upload them here. All we need to know is how you would like to be credited for your work and a brief description of the image if it is not readily apparent. If you would like us to add a hyperlink from the image that goes back to your site please include the desired link and we will be delighted to that for you.