There is also an onsite brokerage service, and the long-established sailing club, with an active racing and cruising section. Facilities at CarrickfergusĬustomers at Carrickfergus Marina can avail of a boat yard on site, with a 40-ton travel hoist, chandlery and guardianage services are also provided. Those coming in from 1 November onwards will be given pro-rata of this price, and again each new customer will receive the same discount. In particular, its Winter Berthing Contract is £112.20 per metre for the six month period from 1 October 2016 till 31 March 2017.
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The County Antrim marina has a choice of flexible contracts, and new customers taking out their first contract will get their first month free on a complimentary basis. Sponsored content: Carrickfergus Marina situated on the northern shore of Belfast Lough is making the most of the current Euro-Sterling exchange rates to highlight its Five Gold Anchor facility, with 300 fully serviced berths, to sailors and boat owners considering a change of berth on the East Coast. The Council says that it is impossible to gauge the length of any restrictions that are in place at present or may in the future be imposed but the situation is being kept under review. One welcome concession is that the Council is willing to defer the payment of the fees until 30th June 2020. Routine inspections on the sites for essential Health and Safety issues will continue with maintenance restricted to essential H & S issues. (+ 44 0 3)Ĭarnlough Harbour Photo: courtesy Tourism NIĪ Notice to Mariners has been issued to discourage visiting boats, advising of the closure. The office is closed to the public and to berth holders and others need to contact the council to arrange essential access to the area. The five liveaboards in Carrickfergus will still be allowed to stay and use the toilet and washing facilitiesīut all the Marina buildings will remain closed until further notice although security at Carrickfergus will continue 24/7. The five liveaboards in Carrickfergus will still be allowed to stay and use the toilet and washing facilities. The closure exceptions are emergencies and essential maintenance (including electricity top-ups). The 30 berth Portglenone Marina lies on the River Bann about 9 miles west of Ballymena. Carnlough’s harbour has been renovated and is used by pleasure boats and small fishing boats.
Glenarm is a 40-berth facility and an ideal stopping off point for passage north or south in the North Channel. The closure applies also to a range of smaller facilities and launching slipways. The others are Carnlough and Glenarm farther north, as well as Portglenone on the Bann. The 320 berth Carrickfergus Marina on Belfast Lough and smaller harbours and launching facilities on the Antrim Coast and on the River Bann owned by Mid and East Antrim Council are the latest to hit the buffers due to Covid-19 writes Betty Armstrong. Interested berth-holders are advised to contact or ring the Marina Reception as soon as possible. In addition, a select number of berth-holders currently in Bangor Marina will be offered the opportunity to return to Carrickfergus Marina before the end of the dredge.Īny berth-holder who returns will avail of a 30% discount on their monthly payments to Carrickfergus Marina but will have restricted access to their vessel. It also appears that Carrickfergus Marina has told berth-holders that the local authority will continue to pay the extra cost of relocation to Bangor. The largest number of boats affected are those berthed in Carrickfergus, which has a capacity of 300, and berth holders were given various options for the period of dredging.įrom a recent communication from Carrickfergus Marina, it’s understood that the updated programme has now an estimated completion date of mid-May. Mid and East Antrim Council had previously warned that the above dates were subject to movement based on contractual changes and effects of weather. Meanwhile, the status of dredging operations in the nearby harbour - which had been due to finish on 17 May - is also unclear.ĭredging was planned for these areas as they had been deemed to be below the minimum depths as per hydrographic surveys. The original date for completion was this past Thursday 24 March. The programme of dredging Carrickfergus Marina on the north shore of Belfast Lough has suffered delays, apparently due to operational reasons.
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