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Motor yachts on the pontoon at Cork City Marina on the River Lee

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Berths, anchoring and clearance in Cork

Marinas, quays and anchoring in Cork Harbour, Port of Cork rules and clearance for yachts from outside the EU.

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Marinas

Marinas in Cork Harbour

The Port of Cork lists six marinas in the harbour. Figures are shown only where a source gives them.

Marina	Where	Contact	Notes
Cork City Marina	Custom House Quay, Cork	Booking through the Harba system listed by the Port of Cork	150 m yacht pontoon (Noonsite, 2016). In August 2017 the Irish Examiner reported a 62 m yacht berthed at the Port of Cork city marina
Royal Cork Yacht Club Marina	Crosshaven	+353 21 4831023. VHF 37 or M1	Contact the marina manager for rates for vessels over 60 ft
Crosshaven Boatyard Marina	Crosshaven	+353 21 4831161	100 berths and a 40-ton hoist (Royal Cork Yacht Club)
Salve Marina	Crosshaven	+353 21 4831145	Listed by the Port of Cork
Cork Harbour Marina	Monkstown	+353 87 3669009	Listed by the Port of Cork
East Ferry Marina	East Ferry	+353 86 7357785	Listed by the Port of Cork

Port of Cork marina list, Royal Cork Yacht Club marina page and Noonsite.

Commercial wharves

Cobh and city quays

Cobh (commercial wharf)

350 m

The Port of Cork lists the Cobh cruise berth with a 350 m length limit, 9.1 m minimum depth at low water at the berth and 11.2 m in the approach channel. A superyacht lay quayside at Cobh in May 2016 (Afloat).

Cork city (commercial wharf)

152 m

The Port of Cork lists north Custom House Quay with a 152 m length limit, 8.8 m minimum depth at low water at the berth and 5.2 m in the approach channel. A superyacht lay at Horgan Quay in May 2012 (Irish Examiner).

Port rules

Port of Cork rules for leisure craft

From the Port of Cork guidance notes for leisure craft, undated.

VHFChannel 12 is the port working channel. Cork Harbour Radio uses it to manage port traffic

PilotsCommercial vessels of 130 m or more must take a pilot at the outside pilot station, 2.5 nautical miles south of Roches Point. Smaller commercial vessels can go to the pilot station at buoy 20 at Cobh without a pilot

SpeedNavigation Byelaw No. 22 sets a 6 knot limit in the upper harbour between Blackrock Castle and the city bridges, the Owenboy River from buoy C2 west to Carrigaline Bridge and the lower harbour east of Great Island

FairwayAvoid the buoyed channel where possible. Cross it at right angles when you must

At anchor

Where yachts have anchored

Off Cobh

On 9 June 2024 Afloat reported an 81 m superyacht at anchor off Cobh. In May 2016 it reported the same yacht anchored off Spit Bank Lighthouse at Cobh

Moorings

Noonsite (2016) says small boat moorings fill most anchoring spots in the harbour. It also says much of the shore dries to mud, which makes landing a tender hard

Rules

Clearance and customs

Crew from outside the EU

The Royal Cork Yacht Club says no one needs to contact Customs on arrival at the club if the crew are UK or EU citizens. For crew from outside the EU who have not cleared into the EU, it gives the Garda immigration unit: 021 4328825. Check the rules for your passport.

Temporary admission

Revenue lets a pleasure boat registered outside the EU to a person established outside the EU enter without customs duty or VAT. The boat must leave within 18 months. It cannot be transferred, lent or hired out. Revenue says normally there are no Revenue formalities at importation. Check the rules for your passport.

Dutiable stores

Revenue's ship's stores manual (reviewed December 2025) says the owner or master of a yacht carrying dutiable stores from outside State waters should email shipsstores@revenue.ie at least 24 hours before arrival. Check the rules for your passport.

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