Ardrossan Harbour and Clyde Marina

Ardrossan Harbour and Clyde Marina0-4.81192199958104555.63332600101661Ardrossan is a ferry port and railway terminal.... .... with a separate dock housing Clyde Marina. Access to the Marina is by passing through the ferry terminals, and also through a 10 m gate which can be closed off during very bad weather. This normally only happens midwinter. Access to the Marina will be restricted during ferry movements. The Marina offers all the normal facilities including diesel alongside, the town has a good array of shops for provisioning, while transport connections are excellent. Admiralty 1866Traffic Signals, see text Harbour closed to small craft when ferries move. +0105 Dover MHWS 3.2, MHWN 2.7m, MLWN 1.1m, MLWS 0.5mThere are various dangers in the approach that are best seen on the chart. Horse Isle lies half a mile to the WNW of the harbour entrance. It is unlit but has a stone beacon...yachts have come to grief here, so give it a good offing. Closer in the drying West Crinan Rock lies about 200 m to the West of the southern end of the detached breakwater. It is marked by a red can buoy (Fl.R.4s) which needs to be left on your port hand side when making your approach. To the south of the harbour there are various rocky outcrops and the drying Eagle Rock.This is marked by a green conical buoy (Fl.G.5s) which needs to be left on your starboard side in the approach. All can be seen clearly in the aerial photos in the galleries. It is best to leave all the dangers a good distance away and this can be accomplished by keeping outside of the 20 m depth contour, and only making your final approach when the mouth of the harbour bears NE. At night there is a sectored light to guide you in, staying in the white sector on 55° T will lead you in. The arrangement is best seen on the chart. More pilotage information: Approaching yachts and motorboats need to take notice of the blue and yellow control tower shown in photo gallery. It is situated just at the entrance to the Marina but is conspicuous from outside the harbour. It is from here that the traffic signal lights are displayed, again they can be seen quite clearly in photo gallery. The lights are on display 24 hours and the signals have the following meaning: 3R(vert) Harbour closed to all traffic. 3G(vert) Pleasure craft may proceed to or from the Marina, but commercial vessels requiring permission may not enter, leave, or manoeuvre within the harbour. 2R(vert) over G Pleasure craft must clear the outer basins, canting area, and approach channels immediately. The Ardrossan Control Tower is manned 30 minutes before the scheduled arrival time of a ferry, up to the departure time. They work on VHF channels 12 and 14. Outside of these times mariners can contact Clydeport Estuary Control. Pleasure craft should contact the harbour control on VHF before entering, and not enter the harbour unless they can see 3G(vert) displayed from the control tower. Clyde Marina (as opposed to the control tower) operate on VHF channel 80. Upon passing between the pier and breakwater the old tidal basin will be seen to starboard, followed by Eglington Tidal Basin. This is entered and dead ahead you will see the 10 m wide gateway into the Marina. There is a good video of the approach on the marina website which can be accessed HERE (They are having problems with that video at the moment, but I've left the link in for when they've sorted it) Contact the Marina on VHF channel 80, or telephone 01294 607077. They are open Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am - 5pm in the summer with the winter hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. A link to their website is provided below: http://www.clydemarina.com There is no specific visitors pontoons so you need to be in contact with the marina to be allocated a berth (pontoon A is nearest the Office!) Prices here(2022)work out at £3.10 per metre per day up to 25 metres, with a flat rate of £10 for a short stay. Full Marina facilities are provided here, with water and electricity (prepaid cards but check the pillar to see if there's any left on it!) on the pontoons. Showers and toilets are in a block ashore while broadband Internet is available throughout the Marina. It is of note that the laundrette facilities are free, just supply soap. There is good security with swipe card access and CCTV. Fuel is available alongside as well as Calor Gas & Camping Gaz exchanges. Full boatyard services are provided here, with a 50 tonne travel lift, mobile crane and boatmover. There is plenty of hardstanding with power and water as well as undercover secure storage. Marine tenants provide all the services a boat owner is likely to need including chandlery, boat building, glass fibre repairs and painting, Marine engineering, valeting and sail cleaning and Marine Electronics. Charter operators work from the Marina too. They now (2015) have a rigging service on sight. The town has supermarkets for provisioning, banks, post office, and very good transport connections with the railway station right in the harbour, with frequent trains to Glasgow, aided by its location on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Prestwick airport is not far to the south and offers national and international flights, whilst also being a Ryanair hub. There are frequent bus services to Irvine, Kilmarnock, Ayr and Greenock and an extensive local network provided by Stagecoach Western. All in all a useful port of call. Cecchinis Italian restaurant next to the Marina has a good reputation, and others will be found nearby, including an Indian and a Chinese take-away. There is a much bigger selection of pubs and restaurants in Saltcoats, about a mile to the South. Eating Places: Restaurants & Places to Eat in Ardrossan 2022 - TripadvisorPubs beer in the evening ardrossan - BingArdrossan's roots can be traced back to the construction of its castle 'Cannon Hill'.... .... thought to be in around 1140, by Simon de Morville. The castle and estate passed onto the Barclay family (also known as Craig) and it passed through successive heirs until the 14th century. Then it passed onto the Eglinton family on the death of Godfrey Barclay de Ardrossan, who died without leaving an heir. Sir Fergus Barclay, Baron of Ardrossan was said to be in league with the Devil and in one of his dealings he set the task of the Devil to make ropes from sand; upon failing to do Satan kicked the castle with his hoof in frustration and left a petrosomatoglyph hoofprint. In 1292, under the reign of John Balliol, the castle fell to the invading English army, who held it until 1296, when it was scene of the infamous event known as Wallace's Larder. William Wallace lured the English garrison out of the castle by setting a decoy fire in the village. He promptly slaughtered them, throwing their remains into the castle dungeon. The castle stood until 1648, when Oliver Cromwell's troops had it destroyed, taking much of the stonework to Ayr to built the fort there. The ruins still stand, but are overgrown and in a dangerous condition. Ardrossan developed quickly during the 18th and 19th centuries thanks to its position on the coast. Exports of coal and pig iron to Europe and North America were the main trade from the town's port, which became a centre for shipbuilding. Fishing vessels and small cargo boats were the mainstay of the shipyard until the 1950s, when the yard all but ceased to exist as a result of foreign competition. A smaller yard, McCrindle's, operated until the 1980s before it ceased trading. Passenger services from Ardrossan harbour to Brodick on the Isle of Arran started in 1834, and services to Belfast in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) and the Isle of Man followed in 1884 and 1892 respectively. Clyde sailings were operated initially by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company from Winton Pier and the Caledonian Railway from Montgomerie Pier. The Earl of Eglinton's ambitious plan for a canal link to Glasgow was never realised. Between 1841 and 1848 Ardrossan was a part of the "West Coast Main Line" equivalent of its time. The fastest route from London to Glasgow was by train to Fleetwood, and thence by packet boat to Ardrossan. After 1848 the entire journey could be made by rail, avoiding Ardrossan. The harbour has been substantially redeveloped as a marina, and the passenger and vehicle ferry to Brodick is still operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. Since 2006 Ardrossan has been part of a regeneration area, overseen by the Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company. Their vision for Ardrossan is as a gateway to Arran and a good place to live and relax next to the sea in a regenerated town centre serving the existing and incoming community. This will be achieved through renewal of the town centre and the future development of the harbourside in a co-ordinated and overall plan. The text on this HISTORY page is covered by the following licencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License0Ardrossan Harbour and Clyde MarinaChart of Approaches to ArdrossanDetached Breakwater, ArdrossanMarina Entrance and Traffic SignalsMarinaChart, Overview Firth of ClydeEntrance to the Marina, Note Traffic Signal TowerClyde Marina, ArdrossanAerial shot clearly shows entranceAerial shot shows way inBoat Show at the MarinaChart of Ardrossan (Clyde Marina) 2011Clyde marina planJessail Sailmakers & RepairsJessail Sailmakers & Repairs58 Glasgow StreetArdrossanKA22 8AHAyrshireArdrossanUK055.641319-4.8136156Jessail Sailmakers & Repairs58 Glasgow StreetArdrossanKA22 8AHAyrshireArdrossanUKJessail Sailmakers & Repairs01294 46731101294 467311Boatcraft Boat Builderswww.boatcraft.infoBoatcraft Boat BuildersClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireArdrossanUK055.6395214-4.8183197Boatcraft Boat BuildersClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireArdrossanUKBoatcraft Boat BuildersVia Website01294 603047Via Website01294 603047MMS Scotland Ltdwww.mmsscotland.co.ukMMS Scotland LtdClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireArdrossanUK055.6384482-4.8196526MMS Scotland LtdClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireArdrossanUKMMS Scotland LtdVia Website01294 604831Via Website01294 604831Clyde Marina Ltdwww.clydemarina.com250 fully serviced berths with power, water and broadband internet accessToilet and shower block in secure compoundNon-slip concrete pontoonsFuel: marine diesel available during office hoursOffice open seven days a week, every day of the year except ChristmasDedicated visitors berths (subject to availability)Calor gas availableWaste disposal: skip, waste oil and battery disposalSecure marina access, controlled by security card and access codeMarina storm gate5 metres of water at mean average lowCCTV surveillanceExtensive car parkingBoatyard50 ton travel hoistBoatmoverMobile craneSecure undercover storageAcres of hardstanding available, with power and waterClyde Marina LtdThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.639425-4.818306Clyde Marina LtdThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKClyde Marina Ltdinfo@clydemarina.com01294 607077info@clydemarina.com01294 607077Clyde ChandleryClyde ChandleryClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.639425-4.818306Clyde ChandleryClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKClyde Chandlery01294 47144401294 471444NLB MarineNLB MarineClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.639425-4.818306NLB MarineClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKNLB MarineMB Marine Electronics & Electrics ServicesMB Marine Electronics & Electrics ServicesClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.6388412-4.8195185MB Marine Electronics & Electrics ServicesClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKMB Marine Electronics & Electrics Services01294 60200301294 602003Kyle Chandlerswww.kylechandlers.co.hkShop WebsiteLocal Delivery to Troon and ArdrossenCalor gas and Propane stockedKyle Chandlers1 Ailsa RoadIrvineKA12 8LLIrvineNorth AyrshireUK055.6009914-4.6737696Kyle Chandlers1 Ailsa RoadIrvineKA12 8LLIrvineNorth AyrshireUKKyle Chandlersinfo@kylechandlers.co.uk01294 312622info@kylechandlers.co.uk01294 312622Clyde Yacht Charterswww.clydeyachts.comClyde Yacht ChartersClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.639425-4.818306Clyde Yacht ChartersClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKClyde Yacht Charterscolin.hamilton@clydeyachts.com01505 503830colin.hamilton@clydeyachts.com01505 503830SJ Marine Ltdwww.sjmarineservices.comSJ Marine LtdClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.6383767-4.8200174SJ Marine LtdClyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKSJ Marine Ltdstewart@sjmarineservices.com01475 522944stewart@sjmarineservices.com01475 522944Sunbird International Yacht Sales www.sunbirdyachts.euSunbird International Yacht Sales Clyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUK055.639448-4.818277Sunbird International Yacht Sales Clyde MarinaThe HarbourArdrossanKA22 8DBAyrshireScotlandUKSunbird International Yacht Sales Contact Form via Website01294 607074Contact Form via Website01294 607074Don Thomson2017-04-04T10:51:00+01:00UPDATE APRIL 2017These notes were reviewed by Don in April 2017. The future of the Ferry link from Ardrossan to Brodick is still under review but, as far as we can tell they will continue to operate from Ardrossan this summer. The marina has increased its price to £2.80 per metre per night.-1Don Thomson 32019-04-30T09:46:00+01:00Update Spring 2019These notes were reviewed in April 2019. The threat of the closure of the ferry to Arran is now a thing of the past. The prices have changed a bit and I've added a link to a video of the approach to the Clyde Marina. New charts are being posted.-1Don Thomson2015-03-16T10:32:00+00:00Update 2015These notes were reviewed by Don in March 2015. Having maintained visitor rates for 2014 they have increased them slightly for 2015. There is an addition to the facilities in that they now have a rigger on site.-1Don Thomson2013-02-27T10:55:00+00:00Update 2013The notes for Ardrossan were updated by Don T on the 27th February 2013. No changes but prices have been adjusted for the 2013 summer season-1Brendan O'Hare2011-04-20T17:13:00+01:00A excellent harbour with very helpful staffI wintered my yacht here on the hard. They did some work including fitting a folding prop. The wrong blades were ordered (my fault!) and this was apparent on relaunch when she went in the wrong direction! She was immediately lifted out again, the mechanic summoned and the old prop refitted - all at very reasonable cost. We were leaving for Ireland the next day so couldn't wait for new blades. The staff went out of their way to get me sorted as the gearbox apparently couldn't take prolonged thrust in the wrong direction. The facilities are absolutely excellent and Cecchini's restaurant beside the marina is superb & reasonably priced. There is a large Asda nearby and the train station with links to Glasgow & Prestwick is a 2 minute walk. On the downside, the town of Ardrossan is a bit grim and on the Friday night we had a few drunken local youths throwing their beer cans over the fence toward the yachts. However, this was probably an isolated incident. The view of Arran with snow-capped mountains as we left for Bangor the next morning was superb. I would winter here again and visit if cruising the Clyde.-1Don Thomson 32022-09-06T08:20:00+01:00UPDATE AUGUST 2022I reviewed these notes early in the summer of 22. Prices have changed a bit but the only other change is that their video of the approach to the harbour is a bit wonky at the moment-1Don Thomson 32021-06-14T10:57:00+01:00Update Early Summer 2021I reviewed these notes in June 2021. 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