Visiting Cork by yacht
When to come, where yachts anchor and how to get to Cork Harbour.
Picture made with AI. It shows the place but is not a photograph.
When to come
| Season | Months | Daily high | Monthly rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | June to August | 17.0 to 18.6 °C | 83 to 95 mm |
| Shoulder | May, September | 14.6 to 16.5 °C | 81 to 92 mm |
| Off season | October to April | 8.2 to 13.3 °C | 87 to 137 mm |
Cork Airport normals, 1991 to 2020 (Met Éireann). Season bands are our own estimate.
Where yachts anchor
Off Cobh
An 81 m superyacht lay at anchor off Cobh on 9 June 2024 (Afloat)
Spit Bank Lighthouse
In May 2016 Afloat reported a 265 ft yacht anchored off the lighthouse at Cobh. It called the yacht a regular visitor
Cobh quay
In May 2016 Afloat reported a 93 m schooner quayside at Cobh and, the next day, a 55 m yacht calling at Cork
Horgan Quay
In May 2012 the Irish Examiner reported an 81 m yacht at Horgan Quay in Cork. It had berthed there at the weekend, then moved to the deep water quay at Cobh
Events
Cork Week
Biennial regatta hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club (Royal Cork Yacht Club)
Royal Cork Yacht Club
The Port of Cork says the club, founded in 1720, is the oldest sailing club in the world. The clubhouse has a bar and restaurant, and showers are open 24 hours.
Getting here
Cork Airport flies to destinations across the UK and Continental Europe. Phone +353 21 431 3131.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Port of Cork: Cork Harbour marinas
- Port of Cork: Marine leisure
- Port of Cork: Guidance notes for leisure craft
- Port of Cork: Cruise facilities
- Royal Cork Yacht Club: Marina
- Royal Cork Yacht Club: Visitors
- Revenue: Temporary admission of pleasure boats and private aircraft
- Revenue: Customs staff manual on ship's stores
- Department of Enterprise: Employment permits and immigration permission
- National Maritime College of Ireland
- Cork Airport: About us
- Afloat: 81 m superyacht at anchor off Cobh (9 June 2024)
- Afloat: Superyacht Air returns to Cork Harbour (30 May 2016)
- Afloat: 93 m schooner at Cobh and 55 m yacht calling at Cork (17 May 2016)
- Irish Examiner: Air of mystery surrounds super-yacht (8 May 2012)
- Irish Examiner: Superyacht berthed at the Port of Cork city marina (10 August 2017)
- Irish Examiner: Maritime College superyacht crew course (28 September 2017)
- Noonsite: Cork Harbour (Crosshaven and Cobh) docking
- Met Éireann: Cork Airport 1991 to 2020 averages
- NOAA NCEI: WMO normals, Cork Airport
- UKSA: Superyacht salary guide
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