The following links bring you swiftly down this page -
- BOOKING INFORMATION
Payment, Course Times, Office Hours, Lunches
- CENTRE FACILITIES & LAYOUT
Downstairs, Upstairs, Outside
- BOOKING DETAILS
Course Only Customers, All Inclusive Customers, Family All Inclusive
with Holiday Home, Cruising Courses, Cruising Charter
- CLOTHING
Clothing Rental, Wetsuits, Offshore Waterproofs
- TRANSPORT
Bus, Air, Train, Bicycles, Driving, Parking
- LOCAL INFORMATION
Maps, Activities, Accommodation
BOOKING
INFORMATION
Payment
A deposit of €100 per person is due with each booking and the
balance is due 1 month prior to your course start date. Early payment
discount or any other percentage discounts apply to course fee only
and cannot be taken off accommodation or food.
Course Times
Cruising arrival is 8pm the evening before your course start date.
The skipper is normally there from 7.30pm.
You normally return to the pier at about 3pm on the last day of
your course and spend about an hour helping skipper clean up the
boat and make her ship shape again. Disembarkation is about
4pm. Then pop up to reception for a cup of tea and certificates.
Office Hours
The reception and office are manned 9.30am to 5pm Mon to Fri.
BOOKING CONDITIONS
Take a look at our Booking Conditions
for information on cancellations etc.
THE
CENTRE FACILITIES
We are lucky to be situated directly on the water side with an excellent
slip and pier, literally on our doorstep. The centre was built
in 2000 and was carefully designed with the sailor in mind, with
underfloor heating, drying room, commercial kitchen & cosy cafe
area. You are welcome to take a shower before you board Jessy, though
you should get a chance to shower on board or asshore at some during
your curis
On the Water On arrival you will see Jessy
of Adrigole swinging on her mooring at the end of the pier or tied
up along side. Your Skipper will be either on board getting
her ready or inside the Boat House building awaiting your arrival.
Downstairs the underfloor heating provides a lovely
warm welcome throughout the lecture rooms, changing rooms and showers.
Changing rooms are split into ladies and gents, both with 4 showers,
sink and toilet. Through a separate entrance at the back of the
building we have a walk in drying room with hot pipes permanently
keeping all the wetsuits & booties nice and dry for your comfort.
Upstairs we have a wonderful café area with fantastic
teak balcony overlooking the harbour and offer spectacular views
of Adrigole Harbour and Hungry Hill a view that is without question
one of the best in Ireland. Come on upstairs on arrival for a cup
of tea and to fill in your arrival registration forms.
The reception area and office are manned throughout your course,
and are contactable by phone and vhf from the yacht providing back
up to the skipper.
Outside you will find a selection of chalet sheds
provide additional storage for our equipment. There is a buoyancy
aid shed with a large selection of different size buoyancy aids,
life jackets, spray tops and spray suits to keep you safe and warm
on the water. We clean sort all recyclable products and store them
carefully divided up in the Recycling Shed, before taking to the
recycling centre. The large rigging shed neatly stores all our sails,
tillers, rudders, paddles and tools. An most important of all our
Instructor chalet only they know what is stored in the deepest darkest
corners of their shed!
The boat yard is convenient storage for all the dinghies, kayaks,
canoes & safety boats. Situated just behind the centre, so our
dinghy sailors can rig up and pull their boat 100yards to the water
no roads to cross, no traffic to worry about.
A grassy bank rolls down to the waters edge and is lovely to lie
down in the sun at break time and relax. A fenced off courtyard
on the waters edge with picnic benches is perfect for a family picnic
and popular for youths and teens to hang out.
Parking
There is limited parking at the centre and we ask all sailors to
park considerately. We have a tin for keeping car keys in at reception,
just in case we need move your car while you are at sea. If
you nave a particularly sensitive alarm, please don't turn it on,
cos it can get windy on the pier and set them off!!
BOOKING
DETAILS
Cruising Courses Comp Crew, Day Skip, Yachtmaster (individual
bookings)
Your course includes -
Meals - A 5 day course includes 5 breakfasts, 5
lunches and 3 evening meals. There is no meal on arrival night.
You will get the chance to eat ahsore one night during your cruise,
which you pay for seperately. A 2 day course includes 2 breakfasts,
2 lunches and 1 evening meal. Specific dietry requirements
can be catered for (Ceoliacs are asked to ring their own bread and
biccies). There is no meal on arrival night - we recommend
stopping in Glengarriff on your way to us for a meal, there is a
wide choice of pubs that serve great food.
Berth - Jessy has 3 double cabins, 1 in the bow
(taken by skipper), 2 at the stern and she has a double berth and
single berth in the main saloon. You will be sleeping on board
in one of these berths, which may be shared (ladies will not be
required to share with gentlemen). This berth could be in
one of the stern double cabins or in the main saloon.
Other - All marina and mooring fees and all fuel
costs are included.
So, all you need to bring is your refreshment money and enough for
1 meal out.
Cruising Charter of Jessy of Adrigole with Instructor
Your charter is self catering, unless you have booked meals with
us, and you are requested to include the skipper/instructor in your
meals for ease of meal preparation, consider him one of the family.
The galley has fridge (which is on when engine is on), small oven
and 2 ring hob. We do not recommend bringing too much fresh meat,
as the temperature of the fridge will fluctuate. If dining out,
you are not expected to include skipper in your numbers.
Extra expenses to be paid during or at the end
of your charter are -
- fuel used (2 day approx. 10euro, 5 day approx 25euro),
- marina & mooring fees (marina is €20, moorings are €6,
sometimes you will anchor for free),
- any accommodation costs of the skipper/instructor, should you
request him to stay ashore (only available if you already have your
Day Skipper),.
Meals - We can provide all meals for you while
on board at a cost of €35 per person per day, this includes
continental breaky, lunch, dinner, as well drinks and snacks during
the day. You can bring along any of your own favourite treats. Specific
dietry requirements can be catered for (Ceoliacs are asked to ring
their own bread and biccies).
All Cruising Customers
Please do not bring hard bags, such as suitcases, as they
are difficult to store. Children should bring suitable toys, nothing
sharp or potentially damaging to interior of yacht, no felt tip
pens or paints please! Bring your own bedding, towels, high factor
suncream (at least 25), waterproof jacket and trousers (adults can
rent these), woolly hat, comfy clothes. When trying to decide what
to bring, imagine you are going on a self catering caravan holiday,
but your caravan is floating and you are sat outside all day, whatever
the weather!!
Optional extras
¨ Laundered sleeping bag €20
¨ Dougie Gill Coastal Salopettes and Jacket €3
per piece per day €6 per set (not available for children).
Boarding is 10am on the morning your course starts, disembark at
4pm on last day of course, all crew help to clean Jessy &
make her 'ship shape' for the next customers.
CLOTHING
Wear comfortable clothes. Here is a suggested packing list
for a 5 day cruising course
- 3 trousers, 2 shorts
- 2 thick fleecies or jumpers
- 2 thin fleecies
- 5 tshirts or vests
- 1 or 2 sets of thermals (depending on time of year
- wooly hat, gloves & scarf
- high factor sun cream
- towel - not too big (enough to cover you up)
- swimming togs
- sailing wellies or normal wellies if clean and have good grip
- white sole trainers or deck shoes (no leather sole - as they
are very slippy, no dark soles - as they leave scuff marks, no
heels - vey nasty!!))
- This is not a concise list, just a suggestion for those of you
that haven't been sailing before. Plan to dress in layers,
as they will provide extra warmth and you can peel them off as
you warm up, even on a sunny day the wind chill on a boat can
leave you chilly.
Clothing Rental
We have a large range of quality on the water clothing available
for rental during your activities with us.
Off Shore Waterproof Salopettes and Jackets
These are required for Cruising in all weather.
Available for Adults only, M to XL
Rental is €3 per piece per day, €6 per set per day.
Cruising bring your own waterproofs if you wish and if we feel that
they are not suitable for cruising then we are must insist you rent
our Off Shore gear, as exposure is taken very seriously when cruising.
Wetsuits
These are required for Dinghy Sailing, but some of our cruising
customers like to rent one for their morning dip while cruising.
Available for ALL sizes - Ages 6months to Adult XXL.
Rental is €2.50 per day.
TRANSPORT
Bus
Private bus service from Cork City.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday Harringtons
027 74003
You need to book a seat, if you are late though, they won't wait
for you. Single € Return €
Departs Pegs Shop, Adrigole
08.15
Arrives Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 10.00
Departs Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 18.00
Arrives Pegs Shop, Adrigole
20.00
Sunday Harringtons 027 74003
Departs Pegs Shop, Adrigole
17.15
Arrives Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 19.15
Departs Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 19.30
Arrives Pegs Shop, Adrigole
21.00
Thursday O'Donoghues 027 74003
You need to book a seat, if you are late though, they won't
wait for you. Single € Return €
Departs Pegs Shop, Adrigole
07.45
Arrives Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 10.00
Departs Mulligans Bar, Opposite Bus Eireann, Cork
City 18.00
Arrives Pegs Shop, Adrigole
20.15
Bus Eireann Enquiries 021 4508188. Single €15.50 Open Return
€25
The bus service varies throughout the seasons, most days there is
a 18.00 from Cork Bus Station, a direct link to Bus Eireann is on
our web site.
Air
Cork Airport 021 4313131 Kerry Airport 066 9764644
We have links to most airlines on our travel
page. Flights from Dublin to Cork are often cheaper than the
train these days, so worth looking at.
Cork & Kerry Airport are a 1˝ drive to Adrigole, Cork offers
a more efficient bus service.
Bus Eireann run a shuttle bus from the Airport to the Bus Station
every 30 minutes, which links up well with the Private and Bus Eireann
bus from Cork to Adrigole, check out the Bus Eireann web site for
start and finish times.
Shannon Airport is approxmately 3˝ hour drive.
Train
Cork Kent Station Enquiries 021 4506766
Direct link to the Iarnrod Eireann (Irish Rail) is on the travel
page on the web. The train station is a 5-10 minute walk from
the Bus Station, so leave yourself time to walk across the river.
You can take a taxi if you have heavy bags, but cos of the one way
system, takes the same time!!
Bicycles!!
Not many cycle from Cork City, but if you do I recommend the back
road take a look at our driving directions on the travel
page of the web site.
Alternatively, if you are staying in the area for a while after
your cruise you can rent bicycles for your stay here. Super Valu
in Castletownbere will arrange for your bikes to be delivered to
your accommodation or you can collect them, so they are there on
arrival and they will collect them when you leave. Call Super Value
to book bikes on 027 70020.
Driving
The easiest route from Cork using street signs would be to go
¨ Cork - Innishannon - Bandon - Dunmanway - Bantry
- Glengarriff - Adrigole (2hrs)
Or you can take 'the back road'. Take a look at the web site travel
page for detailed directions on back road (1˝ hrs).
Adrigole is one if Ireland's longest villages, so after the sign
for Adrigole you have about 5miles till your reach the following
land marks as you travel west
¨ Church & pubs - GAA Pitch - WCSC sign PO
- Pegs Shop The Birches
LOCAL
INFORMATION
Adrigole
Beara
Advice
If you would like any further advice on the course, area or transport,
please give me a call or drop me an email.
We look forward seeing you on the water.
Gail
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