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One must be a due-paying club member to have free access here; however, a friend of a friend 'hosted' me and I wandered around freely in this really nice yacht club in a gorgeous location. The club has a vast comfortable bar and lounge space with two dining areas for guests to spill into, as well as large windows with beautiful views of the harbor. There are three levels which include some private dining/function spaces and a couple decks for enjoying a bevvie in the sunshine or simply to take in the wild seaside. If you're a sailor, a membership might be worth a consideration. I stuck around to see the crews return and enjoy a 'sailing supper' which smelled mighty good! Ahoy the shore!

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19th July 2022., Howth Harbour, County Dublin, Ireland

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The two lighthouses at Howth Harbour, near Dublin, Eire. The larger lighthouse fell into disuse when an extension to the harbour wall was built. The new porthand light is on the left of the picture. The view from the bar of the Howth Yacht Club, in the background is Ireland`s Eye.

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Looking across the harbour. Taken on a Yashicamat 124G twin lens reflex.

An unusual roof! Taken on a Yashicamat 124G twin lens reflex.

Howth harbour, St Mary's Church, seagull and Ireland's Eye Island in the middle-ground, Lambay Island in the background.

10th October 2011., Howth Harbour, County Dublin, Ireland

The "Sea Wych" belonging to Howth Yacht Club

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With a very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets, Howth Yacht Club offers a wide range of training in sailing and water activities open to members and non members of all ages and skill levels. Throughout the year, courses include Learn To Sail programmes for keelboat and dinghy enthusiasts, Intro to Powerboating classes, and instructor led kayaking and paddleboarding sessions in the stunning scenario of Howth Peninsula and Ireland’s Eye.

Howth Yacht Club is also the home of the world's oldest one design racing keelboat class, Howth Seventeen Footer, a gaff rigged topsail boat designed by Walter Herbert Boyd in 1897 to be sailed in Ireland’s local waters. From April to November, residents and visitors to Howth can still marvel at the original five Howth 17’s boats that came to the harbour in the spring of 1898, which keep fiercely racing against the other boats of this historic class that have been built since. Howth Yacht Club has a 250 berth marina and 60 swinging moorings. Marina berths are a great base for visiting boats, and cruising sailors are always welcome to enjoy some shore time at the club’s lively bar and elegant restaurant.

Howth Yacht Club is on the pedestrian promenade of Howth Village, a thriving tourism location with direct public transport links to Dublin City centre and other nearby attractions in Fingal. Howth Yacht Club is also only a 20 minute drive from Dublin’s airport, conveniently located as an international venue for business meetings and conventions. The club organises and runs many sailing events and courses for members and visitors throughout the year and have very active keelboat and dinghy racing fleets.

Howth’s scenery, cliff side walking trails, wide variety of sea birds and mammals, and the overall well preserved natural environment contribute to the club’s unique atmosphere.

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Contacts:  Howth Marina VHF #80    tel  +353 (0)1 839 27777   

Howth (the "o" is short as in "hope") is a harbour about five miles north of Dublin on the north side of the Ben of Howth and a mile west of the Nose of Howth.  It’s tucked in behind Ireland’s Eye and is well protected from winds in most quarters except that when the wind is in the East the swell in the East Channel has a chance to build up so that the turn to port to enter the harbour will be across the swell and quite exciting! The harbour is home to both leisure sailors and fishing vessels but their use is delineated by a central pier; fishing vessels use the Western Basin and leisure craft the Inner and Outer Eastern Basins.  The channel in to the Marina in the outer basin has been well dredged but at LWS may not be deep enough for deep drafted boats; there have been reports of a mud bank close the channel within the harbour with depths of as little as 1.2m (so with MLWS at 0.5m, if you have a draft of 1.8+, you do the maths!)   The marina here is, along with Malahide Marina, one of Ireland’s finest yachting facilities and a popular spot for yachtsmen from Dublin.  It is a top of the range marina and offers sheltered berths and access to all the services you would normally expect of a top class marina but at a cost marginally less than Malahide.  The Marina here is owned by the Howth Yacht Club who must be congratulated on the development; along with the marina they have an impressive Club house which is open to all visiting yachts. The Yacht Club is housed in quite a large building and has all the usual facilities, in spades; a large bar with several seating areas, an a la carte restaurant, modern changing rooms including a laundrette; it has to be seen to be believed.  Obviously such facilities come at a price and if you clew up here you must expect to pay for it, admittedly not quite as much as up the road at Malahide but certainly as much as one would expect in the marinas in the Solent.

The Marina website is at   http://hyc.ie/marina

If you come up from the South entry is simple;

....... you will presumably be running up with the flood so depth is not a real problem. Leave the Nose of Howth three or four hundred yards to port, head NW for the Howth SHM and when the end of the pier bears just south of West turn towards it; you will have both the old pierhead lighthouse (quite substantial) and the mast light on the pier extension in sight to its right; give the mast light which is lit at night at least fifty yards offing to avoid the boulders around it and when the harbour entrance is well open turn towards that. From the North you have the choice of coming round to seaward of Ireland’s Eye or popping down through Howth Sound to the West of it. If coming round the outside don’t turn towards the harbour too early; stay outside the Rowan Rocks ECM and the Howth SHM unless you are very familiar with these waters.  The course to the inside of Ireland’s Eye is not a problem as long as you remember the Baldoyle Spit and keep within 2 cables of the Martello Tower on the North end of the Eye until it is well astern and then pass to the West of the South Rowan SHM (the flood is north here so the buoy should be left to port). If you are deep draft and you are coming down on the ebb you need to be careful of the depths, especially if your final run in is from the east and there is a heavy swell developed where you could find yourself bouncing off the bottom in the troughs as you get in close.

You might consider dropping the pick in Carrigeen Bay (West side of the Eye) to wait for deeper water

It’s here that the fun could start; ahead of you, to the right of the West pierhead, you will see the red marked end of the central pier dividing the commercial harbour from the leisure harbour; that is not red for your benefit, it’s for the fishing vessels; your marks are the green poles ahead to the left of that, you leave them to starboard (and the red poles, even further to the left, to port). At the same time be aware that at any time (and normally at the narrowest bit when Murphy is operating) a fishing vessel could appear leaving harbour on your starboard bow; and guess who the burden vessel is?!!  If you are lucky you may have noticed his masts moving over the harbour wall and adjusted accordingly; if not, be prepared to alter to starboard to cross his stern and be aware of the small reef extending out from the west pier before resuming your course into the marina.  The channel into the marina is well marked and the fingers are labelled alphabetically (A/B being the first you come to). Once through the channel stay to the marina side of the red poles surrounding it as outside them the harbour dries at low water.

Berthing, Mooring & Anchoring

The small craft moorings in the outer harbour are all allocated

...... and there’s a waiting list so your only option here is the marina unless you anchor off Ireland’s Eye in Carrigeen Bay. 

Advanced bookings are required

If you haven't been given a berth by radio or phone, tie up to the nearest hammer head to port or, if they are all occupied, tie up under the crane and walk ashore to get instructions.

We have added a new enlarged plan of the marina with the berth numbers. Note that J1 thro' J9 are narrow berths and may not be suitable for beamy boats.  Howth Yacht Club is extremely active and on big racing weekends visiting berths are at a premium and, unless you are involved in the racing, you may well find that there’s no room in the inn so it would be wise to book ahead.  Their charges for 20212 remain at 3.96 Euros per meter/day with a minimum of 23.76 Euros ( includes free shore power unless staying for a week). 

Note our members note re the security arrangements where you need separate security for the Marina at night.

As you would expect the marina has every facility you could want and has attracted ancillary engineering services galore. Diesel and petrol is available but you’ll have to pick up the petrol in cans from the marina office.

Eating, Drinking & Entertainment

There is, of course, the Yacht Club restaurant and bar but there are also a good few eateries, bars and fast food outlets just outside the harbour on the shore road. 

Those of you who prefer the bright lights will find a good bus and rail service into Dublin and all it has to offer.

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Bar & Dining

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The club's bar flows into three separate areas for members and guests to enjoy.

The main bar is located on the first floor and is spacious, bright and modern with extensive views over the marina, harbour area and the islands of Lambay and Ireland's Eye. The lounge bar links directly with the dining room and provides a comfortable seating area around the large modern fireplace and is often used as a bright and warm reception area prior to dining or events. The 'snug' is where the long winter nights are sipped away in cosy comfort around the small turf fire. The bar, lounge and dining room all share an extensive sweeping balcony that opens out into a large sunny terrace.

The bar is well stocked with beers, wines and spirits as well as the large range of soft drinks, coffees, teas, draught beers, sandwiches and snacks that every sailor would expect of one the largest yacht clubs in this part of the world.

Dining Room 

The magnificent dining room can be tastefully partitioned to cater for events and dining from a small dinner party and private dining rooms to a gala dinner for almost 200 people. It has its own wine bar with a very large range of amply-stocked favourite wines and champagnes including some house specialities. 

The dining menus are naturally filled with locally-sourced fresh produce, including local fresh fish and beef appropriate to the season.

If you would like to make a booking or simply inquire about the event and dining facilities at HYC, you can contact us at: (01) 8322141 or email: office @hyc.ie

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