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Well connected by road, rail and air, Largs is an easily accessible marina on the North Ayrshire coast of the Firth of Clyde. By sea, the marina is accessible at all states of the tide, sheltered behind the northern tip of the island of Great Cumbrae.

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The marina is accessible at all states of the tide and free of hazards.

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Largs is well connected by road and less than an hour from Glasgow.

Whether you're berthing for the first time, or you need a reminder of where everything is located, download a copy of our marina map to help guide you around the site. 

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Largs Yacht Haven, Irvine Road, Largs, Ayrshire, KA30 8EZ

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Largs is well connected by road, rail and air links. Perfect for visitors both nearby and further afield.

Connected by the A737 to the M8, Glasgow and M74 to England. Use postcode: KA30 8EZ.

Largs train station is 2 miles away. The service to Glasgow runs every hour, taking 50 minutes.

Glasgow Airport is 35 minutes away with daily flights to London, Ireland and Europe.

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Largs Yacht Haven

Largs Yacht Haven is perfectly situated on the Clyde coast, 40 minutes from Glasgow, for sheltered cruising and racing.

Largs Yacht Haven boasts a 700 berth marina with full support services for every yachting need. Facilities also include a 70 ton hoist, 24 hour diesel, petrol and gas.

Ashore, the unique marine village offers a variety of food and drink, with public seafront walks and ample car parking. The marina hosts many sailing championships throughout the year and is home to Scotland's national event centre. Learn to sail and dive from one of Scotland's finest marinas.

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Perfectly situated on the Firth of Clyde, this well run award winning marina is 20 mins walk from Largs Town, with 730 pontoon berths, max 40m LOA and 3m draft. Full service, including 24/7 fuel. 

Large superyachts can use this marina for Tender drop off/ pick ups. Restaurant & bistro onsite. 

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Irvine Road Largs Ayrshire Scotland KA30 8EZ United Kingdom (UK)

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This CL is only suitable for motorhomes.  Perfectly situated on the Clyde Coast adjacent to the popular town of Largs and within a bustling Yacht Marina. Immerse yourself in the nautical atmosphere, hire a bike to cycle round the Isle of Cumbrae, walk the coastal path, visit the historic Kelburn Castle opposite the site, the home of the Earls of Glasgow. Restaurant and bistro on site as well as a chandlery shop and beauty spa.

Please note that given the tarred surface of the CL area, the pegging of awnings is not possible.

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Latest arrival time: 10:00 PM

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A lovely location but this is a car park!

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Yes it's expensive but there's not much choice within walking distance of Largs

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SATURDAY 31st AUGUST – FUN AND FUNDRAISING DAY

This Saturday afternoon and evening, 31st August, we have a special fun and fundraising day in memory of Finlay Herrington, who sadly died last December at the tragically young age of 18. Our cadets will be out on the water in teams, and running some fun races. Later, there will be games onshore, with a BBQ for the cadet families. Club members are of course welcome to pop in and watch the fun. The bar will be open, with a handpull beer on tap of course!

This Saturday is just another way of remembering Finlay, and raising funds for research into the inflammatory virus and auto-immune response that he suffered from as a young child. There is a Just Giving page for donations – see here .

Click on “read more” for more information, and photos.

YOUTH SAILING WEEK AT LARGS SC

This year’s Youth Sailing Week, 5th to 9th August, had 24 kids from 8-16 years old come to learn and improve their dinghy sailing. A quarter of the kids that attended the course had little or no sailing experience, the rest were mostly from our Thursday night cadets.

Senior Instructor Yuan Wong and his team of eight LSC/LSTA instructors had the kids afloat almost every day, in everything from flat calm and bright sunshine to heavy rain and 28 knot gusts! Thursday was a fun day, to Cumbrae, with a picnic lunch, litter picking, and a treasure hunt. The beginners gained their RYA YSS Stage 1 certificates, and the more experienced sailors ticked off more boxes in their logbooks.

LARGS SC AND THE LSTA TO THE RESCUE!

RIBs from Largs SC and LSTA (our sister training operation) went to assist a 31 foot keelboat that had suffered engine failure as it was returning to the marina on 7th August. In the fresh south westerly winds, it was in danger of drifting onto the rocks near the Pencil.

The first RIB, manned by Bill Forsyth and Denis Watney, started towing the yacht, but could only make slow progress, so Yuan Wong in our most powerful RIB also assisted, and the boat was safely berthed in LYH.

Well done everyone – click on “read more” to see the full story.

LARGS REGATTA FESTIVAL / CUMBRAES WEEKEND – ASHORE AND SOCIAL

• Friday 23rd August (food trucks on site) – Saturn Sails drinks party // RNLI ceilidh in the marquee
• Saturday 24th August (food trucks on site) – Ellen MacArthur treasure hunt, open to all motor and sailing boats // live music in the marquee
• Sunday 1st September – Two Handed brunch and prizegiving

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Largs regatta festival 2024 & 100 guineas.

Our annual regatta with racing over the weekend of 24th and 25th August followed by midweek racing as part of the regatta festival hosted by Yacht Havens.

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Largs Sailing Club was founded in 1936 (see our history pages ), and is now based in a modern clubhouse in Largs Yacht Haven , just to the south of Largs.

The Club organises a range of activities for all ages and abilities, from the teaching of beginners by the LSTA  to hosting large national and world championship events. We also run regular racing for dinghies, and keelboat events. Our active cruising section (sail and power) organises cruises in company around the Clyde and the west of Scotland, and holds regular talks and skills workshops.

Throughout the year, we hold quiz nights, talks with guest speakers, and themed evenings including dances and parties.

Our waterfront location gives us the best view in the marina, as can be seen from the LSC WebCam . Our Lookout Lounge is a welcoming port of call for members and guests. It has a bar run by club volunteers, which is open for club organised activities. During clubhouse opening hours, members can access a range of snacks and hot drinks, with an honesty box.

Rooms in our clubhouse are available to hire for occasions such as business meetings, sail training, art exhibits etc., and are complete with wireless internet and AV equipment.

AUTUMN CLUBHOUSE, CAFE AND BAR HOURS

The clubhouse is open from 0800 to 1700 every day , and is accessible with the members' door code.

With the shorter evenings, most of our summer activities have now finished for the season, so opening of our bar will be limited to after Sunday afternoon racing only, plus special functions.

Come in and grab a coffee or snack from our self service  honesty café in the Lookout Lounge. We have crisps, snack bars and even pot noodles for sale. It is self-service and you can pay by card or cash. Please wash up any crockery or cutlery you use. Self service means what it says - we don't have "staff"!

Our bar is manned by club volunteers, and they reserve the right to close early if the day's activity has been cancelled, or the bar is quiet.

Please keep an eye on the Club website and Club Facebook pages for details of any socials in the club. Remember also that many members meet on Tuesday mornings  from about 11am for coffee and a natter - join us!

​​Members can hire our main Lookout Lounge for private parties, and hire the upstairs office. Members and outside groups can book the Hems Kalis meeting room, with AV facilities. All have access to our high speed wi-fi.

For full details, see http://www.largssc.co.uk/club/facilities , or contact Julia in the office ( [email protected] ).

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We’ve not had a newsletter for a few months – but that doesn’t mean nothing has been happening at the club, as those who follow our Facebook pages or web site will know!

So what have we been doing over the winter, and into spring? As you can read in the attached pages, afloat, Sunday dinghy racing continued through most of the winter, with only a short break, and now that the longer evenings are here, Wednesday evening racing has restarted. Adult and junior sail training has now started, with all courses full. Mentioning training, please note the new, additional summer courses for juniors (page 5) in July and August.

We now have the One Design Regatta over the weekend of 18-19 May, the 707 Scottish Championships, 15-16 June, and Largs Regatta Festival, 24-25 August. It would be brilliant to have a volunteer (or volunteers) to coordinate these and future events – and a cruising convenor.

Ashore, we’ve had several quiz nights and three excellent winter talks, and our cruising members had a very social fitting out supper in late April. We are working on a summer cruise in company programme.

All of these things only happen because of the commitment of our amazing volunteers, and there’s a special feature on them (pages 8-10).

Click on "download now" to see the full newsletter.

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DDZ marine Ltd can provide a fully comprehensive Guardianage service for your yacht. We have a full technical team and can provide you with assistance with absolutely any requirement you may have with regards to maintenance of your boat.

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Largs Chandlers

Largs Chandlers is a traditional and well-stocked yacht chandlery with a comprehensive selection of marine clothing.

We welcome all visitors to the marina by land or sea.

Come and browse in the shop, get help and advice and join in the banter.

Largs Chandlers, Largs Yacht Haven, Irvine Road, Largs, KA30 8EZ

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Largs is our favourite place to charter in Scotland because it offers brilliant sailing conditions, and is a superb jumping off point to the beautiful and tranquil islands and bays of the Clyde – you’re already some way off the beaten track so you’ll find stunning scenery practically from the word go!

There’s plenty of places to sail to and explore – the Holy Loch, Lochranza, Tarbert, Portavadie, Campbeltown, to name a few - and there are mountains, whisky distilleries, local pubs, and fine dining restaurants to find along the way. The area is non-tidal and benefits from being somewhat sheltered from the Atlantic weather - but it can still offer some interesting and challenging sailing conditions, particularly around the start or end of the season, which runs from April to October.  

 SAILING RATING:  Intermediate / Advanced - there's interesting and changeable weather conditions, plus tides, so some experience is useful before sailing in Scotland. Beware that two members of crew are required to hold qualifications, and you will need an RYA Yachtmaster or equivalent to sail outside the Clyde area.

 MUST-SEE:  Check out our full suggested itinerary below. We'd highly recommend taking in the tranquillity (and whiskey) in Lochranza, a sail around the Kyles of Bute, and a night spoiling yourselves a little in Portavadie.

 WHAT WE CAN OFFER:  We have a great range of yachts available for charter (sadly no catamarans yet!) from our trusted Charter Partners, all available bareboat or Skippered. We can also arrange a Hostess, Personal Chef and other crew.

 GETTING THERE:  The Marina is c. 45 minutes from Glasgow's airports. We can organise transfers for you - a 4 person taxi is c. £ 50 - 60.

 WHY BOOK WITH US?  We only work with the very best professional charter operators , who we have met, know, and trust to give you the same outstanding customer service as you'll get from PlainSailing.com.  

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Largs is our favourite place to charter in Scotland because it offers brilliant sailing conditions, and is a superb jumping off point to the beautiful and tranquil islands and bays of the Clyde – you’re already some way off the beaten track so you’ll find stunning scenery practically from the word go!

There’s plenty of places to sail to and explore – the Holy Loch, Lochranza, Tarbert, Portavadie, Campbeltown, to name a few - and there are mountains, whisky distilleries, local pubs, and fine dining restaurants to find along the way. The area is non-tidal and benefits from being somewhat sheltered from the Atlantic weather - but it can still offer some interesting and challenging sailing conditions, particularly around the start or end of the season, which runs from April to October.  

 SAILING RATING:  Intermediate / Advanced - there's interesting and changeable weather conditions, plus tides, so some experience is useful before sailing in Scotland. Beware that two members of crew are required to hold qualifications, and you will need an RYA Yachtmaster or equivalent to sail outside the Clyde area.

 MUST-SEE:  Check out our full suggested itinerary below. We'd highly recommend taking in the tranquillity (and whiskey) in Lochranza, a sail around the Kyles of Bute, and a night spoiling yourselves a little in Portavadie.

 WHAT WE CAN OFFER:  We have a great range of yachts available for charter (sadly no catamarans yet!) from our trusted Charter Partners, all available bareboat or Skippered. We can also arrange a Hostess, Personal Chef and other crew.

 GETTING THERE:  The Marina is c. 45 minutes from Glasgow's airports. We can organise transfers for you - a 4 person taxi is c. £ 50 - 60.

 WHY BOOK WITH US?  We only work with the very best professional charter operators , who we have met, know, and trust to give you the same outstanding customer service as you'll get from PlainSailing.com.  

 WHAT NEXT?  Use the pink box to search for yachts or catamarans with LIVE pricing & availability - if you have any other questions or requests, get in touch via Live Chat, the Contact Form , or by phone.

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Largs is a great place to sail from to find tranquillity and peace. There’s remote and secluded bays, cosy fishing villages, and unspoilt coastlines bursting with wildlife to be found. There’s the odd ferry that connects the various islands, but in the main, you’ll have large chunks of the water to yourselves.

It’s only a six day itinerary because you’ll only get on board on Saturday afternoon, and need time you get provisions sorted and get familiar with the boat, so you likely won’t make way until the Sunday. The boat needs to be returned to Largs on Friday evening (but you can stay on it and check out on Saturday morning), which gives six days of glorious sailing.  

Today we’ll hopefully avoid the Vikings as we beat our way south west down to Arran, or, more specifically, the cute town of Lamlash on its east coast. The wind will be hitting you square on the face as we tacking our way up the prevailing summer winds.

Lamlash is the biggest village on Arran (which gives you an idea of the size of the others) and is notable for once being the training base of the Scottish Commando unit during WWII. The ‘Holy isle’ opposite was once the home of the hermit-monk Saint Molaise, who lived in a cave here. Amongst the more unusual stories about him (apart from living alone in a cave on an island in remote Scotland) is that he died after pulling out an eye-brow hair of Saint Sillan: anyone who saw the eye-brow hair would die instantly, so Saint Molaise;s selfless actions saved the rest of humanity. No, actually.  

We’re headed around the coast and then hopping west to Campbeltown on the isle of Kintyre. You’ll likely have heard of the ‘Mull of Kintyre’ because ex-Beatle Paul McCartney had a big hit with a song of the same name in 1977 – he actually wrote the song when he was staying at his farm here (which he still owns today) after a messy break-up.

Campbeltown has 4,000 inhabitants, three whisky distilleries, plenty of shops and places to eat, and even a cinema, swimming pool, and its own airport. Obviously, you being sailors, you’ll know that Campbeltown was also the birthplace of Gerald Tait, who won a gold medal in Sailing at the 1908 Olympics (as part of a 10-man team in the 12-metre keelboat class).  

The village here is reputed to have the least hours of sunshine anywhere in the UK (as it is on the north side of the mountain Goat Fell). There’s a ruined castle here to explore, where you’ll often find wild Red Deer, and nature lovers should also be able to spot Grey Seals, Otters and, if you’re lucky, Golden Eagles.

If you’re feeling energetic, you can hike up Goat Fell to get spectacular views of the whole cruising ground (you can even see Ireland some days), or if you’re not, you can head to the Arran Distillery and Visitor centre at the far end of the village, where you can see how they make their famous whisky, and give it a taste!  

Tarbert was a location of strategic importance in these parts which is why find three castles here. It’s now most famous for selling the best seafood in Scotland (The Starfish restaurant is the best in Tarbert), including hosting a seafood festival each year. If you check you charts, you can see that the island is thinnest here – in 1098, Norwegian King Magnus Barefoot couldn’t be bothered wasting days sailing around Kintyre, so had his longboat carried across the 1 mile instead!

But we’re heading over Loch Fyne to finish the day in Portavadie, a multi-million pound marina development where you can pamper yourselves and enjoy the high life after all these days at sea. The marina is just part of a luxury development which includes brilliant toilet facilities, a fine restaurant, and a spa complex complete with an infinity pool with views back out over the water. Bliss!  

The ‘Burnt islands’ at the top of Bute supposedly get their name because they were the place where Viking Kings were cremated back in the day. It seems an odd place to go for a royal funeral. We’re following the Kyles as we sail in pretty much every direction, before sailing onwards and upwards to Holy Loch for the night.

Holy Loch is so named because Saint Munn arrived and set up a monastery here in the 6th century (on the site where the church currently stands today). The church also has a mausoleum for the Clan Campbell (when the Dukes of Argyll used to reign over these lands), and Elizabeth Blackwell (the first woman to get a medical degree) is also buried here. Perhaps more unbelievably, this loch was also a US Naval base during for three decades (until the end of the Cold war).  

And then we’re heading back down and past Largs town centre and to Largs marina. Don’t forget to head for fuel before you return the boat back where you found her, and moor her up for one last time. Hopefully you’ve had a fantastic week, the crew have all got on, and you’ve enjoyed sampling the best that Scotland has to offer, in terms of tranquillity, sailing, and whisky!

The restaurant and bar in the marina is great, but if you haven’t yet been to Largs, then it is worth a short stroll, and Nardini’s ice cream parlour there has been serving ice-creams and fish and chips for over 80 years! Enjoy reminiscing about this holiday over a glass or two of whisky, and head to PlainSailing.com when you want to start planning your next sailing adventure!  

Sailing Conditions

The prevailing summer winds arrive from the south-west, and have travelled right over the Atlantic to greet you on your boat, and help you power yourself across the Clyde.

In spring and autumn (but to a much lesser extent in summer) then you can also get cold winds and weather systems arriving the north, so it is certainly worth checking the forecasts before you set sail.

If you sail outside of the Clyde area, then you will also need to start to think about tides, (but thankfully the area around Largs is relatively non-tidal).

Marina Details - Largs Yacht Haven

Largs Yacht Haven boasts a huge marina with over 700 berths and full support services - including a warm welcome at all hours of the day from their 24 hour staff. The marina is accessible regardless of tide and dry berthing is available. The fuel and waste disposal services are excellent and free wi-fi is available. There is a free car park just across the road to all berth holders.

If you need somewhere to stay before or after your charter, then we recommend the Brisbane House Hotel and Haven House Bed and Breakfast , both located in Largs.

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Euroyachts are a long established boat sales and service company located in Scotland. We have bases in Largs Yacht Haven and Troon Yacht Haven. At Largs Marina we operate from the largest custom built boat sales Showroom in the UK. Our business was established in 1965 and we have been distributors for Jeanneau sailing and motorboats since 1978.

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Our name, and that of founder Ronnie Scott, has been at the forefront of pleasure craft retailing in the UK since the late sixties.

Ronnie Scott pioneered the use of indoor boat sales premises, part exchange and imported yachts for national distribution as early as 1962, with the still prolific East German Folkboat.

Since 1978 we have enjoyed a unique trading relationship with French builders  Jeanneau , running the national distribution until 1993, and today are responsible for distribution in Scotland. Ronnie Scott’s son Angus worked in the business full time from 1981 until the company was sold to Yachts.co in October 2020. In his time in the business Angus ran the UK and Irish distribution of Jeanneau boats from our Hamble office between 1988 and 1992 and more recently was responsible for the development of our Largs Showroom. Angus Scott ran the business from 1994 to 2020.

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Over the years we have been involved in the sale and distribution of products from a remarkable number of other leading European and North American builders.

In addition to domestic sales we have enjoyed success overseas, exporting regularly to the Far East and Mediterranean markets. We have commissioning bases in the South of France and have seen more than twenty new Jeanneau yachts, most above 40ft, being handed over in a single season

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Rodman boats have fine seakeeping characteristics that make them ideally suited for fishing or general coastal cruising.  Great visibility from the wheelhouse, cabin with good seating and storage, separate heads compartment and a spacious cockpit with a transom door to the aft platform.  Cockpit canopy with zipped and roll up sections. Twin Yanmar 125hp diesel engines can give a maximum speed in excess of 20 knots.

• Manufacturer: Rodman
• Price: £27500
• Location: Troon Yacht Haven
• LOA: 24'7" (7.50m)
• Draft in M: Max: 0.85
• ID no.: 76112
• Watertank Size: 120 Litres
• Engine Make: Yanmar
• Horsepower: 125hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 260 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 15
• Top Speed: 24
• Engine Hours Port: 995
• Engine Hours Starboard: 1003

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Cabin with V settee that can be used as single berths. Aft single berth to port. Under settee storage, shelving, opening roof hatch. Door to starboard to the heads compartment. Removable dining table and further storage behind the steps to the wheelhouse. These steps can be removed to give easier access to this storage.  Wheelhouse with helm and seat to starboard. This seat flips forward for additional workspace next to the hob.  Single folding seat to port, sliding windows to port and starboard, sliding doors to the cockpit. Galley Origo 1500 alcohol single hob Sink with cold water supply Storage Heads Jabsco sea toilet Opening portlight  EUROYACHTS DISCLAIMER The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of the information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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Engine and machinery Twin Yanmar 125hp turbo diesel engines Last service 2023 995 port engine hours 1003 starboard engine hours Maximum speed in excess of 20 knots Cruising speed 15 - 18 knots Hydraulic steering Eberspacher warm air cabin heating

Instruments Engine instruments Garmin GPSmap 550 Garmin fishfinder 400c M-Tech T500 DSC VHF radio Helm compass Cockpit Full cockpit canopy with zipped and rollup aft and side sections Transom door to aft platform Stainless steel aft and side handrails Aft locker Engines access hatch Sliding door to the wheelhouse Steps up port and starboard to the walkround side decks Deck equipment Stainless steel pulpit Stainless steel side rails Aft platform Deep walkaround side decks Bow roller Manual anchor windlass Delta type anchor with chain Danforth style kedge with warp and chain Twin windscreen wipers Swim ladder Various warps and fenders Safety equipment Horseshoe lifebuoy Fire blanket Seago 4 crew liferaft service expired 2019

Largs Yacht Haven, Irvine Road, Largs, KA30 8EZ

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