[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
Bob Keller
r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
Tue Nov 30 17:32:48 EST 2004
Bill,
A guy that I work with (John Bell) said he was visiting someone in Knoxville
this past weekend who owns a Rhodes 22 and was selling an old wooden cat
boat. Also said the guy's name was Bill and that they had a fun trip and an
enjoyable lunch. Could it be you?
Bob K
>From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:29:26 -0500
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>Thanks for the tips. I have heard of that book and will get it. I'm
>located in Knoxville, TN so am in reasonable striking distance for a week
>long (or long weekend) trip. I hope to get down there early in the spring.
>
>Bill W.
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>Bill,
>I used the Crusing guide to coastal Georgia and SC by Claiborne Young and
>it
>was pretty good. I also had a paper chart and a handheld GPS with the area
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>chart - that was a nice convenience. The marina has adequate showers and
>rest rooms. I would say they are average to above-average, and the people
>were great as I left my trailer and vehicle there all week without a
>problem. The parking lot is large and was mostly empty and the launch ramp
>
>is really nice and has a large dock both next to the ramp and it extends
>off
>to the side quite a distance. People are allowed to dock there, just not
>overnight. Having the adjacent dock made launching and retrieval pretty
>easy-I pulled the boat up onto the trailer from the dock, and when
>launching
>I just pulled it over and tied it off on the dock. Was also able to step
>and unstep the mast in the parking lot with plenty of room. Nice,
>trailer-friendly location, just watch for the steep ramp!
>
>Where are you located?
>Bob K
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> >From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
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> >Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:18:38 -0500
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> >Great post Bob! I've camped at Hunting Island and visited the Beaufort a
> >couple of times; always thought it would be a nice area to explore from
>the
> >water. My 14 year old daughter is a dolphin fanatic so she would be in
> >heaven..and so would I in getting an opportunity to spend quality time
>with
> >her doing something we both love. Did you use any guide books or just
>wing
> >it? Did the City Marina have nice bathouse facilities? Did they let you
> >park your trailer there while you were out cruising?
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> >Bill W.
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> >Ed,
> >Going to try again. Just wrote a long recap of the trip and then lost it
> >all trying to attach photos! Ouch.
> >
> >Went to Beaufort two weeks ago and it is quite a nice destination (see
> >picture #799). The downtown marina is the place to go - nice facility
>and
> >people and reasonably priced. The boat ramp is good, but very steep and
>I
> >managed to bend my trailer tongue upon retrieval, but that is another
> >story... See picture #801 for the Yankee Clipper at the downtown marina.
> >
> >The swing bridge on the northside of the ICW from Beaufort has 30 foot
> >clearance (see picture #810) and does not open betweeen 4-6PM, so I
>decided
> >
> >not to go there because if I was sailing on the Broad River and St.
>Helena
> >Sound I would probably miss the 4PM opening and then have to wait around
>in
> >
> >the dark for it to open. Instead I went south down the Beaufort River,
> >which is much wider in this direction, past Parris Island (see picture
> >#797)
> >and to Port Royal Sound - an impressive body of water. On Monday (day 1)
>I
> >
> >was out on the sound and had 16 knots of wind and was sailing on a close
> >reach and hit 6.5 knots of boat speed (knotmeter) which is an all-time
>high
> >
> >for me while singlehanding. I had the pop-top down but all the sails
>out,
> >including the full 175 genoa and the Yankee Clipper was flying without
>much
> >
> >heeling in 16 knots of true wind. Pretty amazing, but it helps when it
>is
> >not gusting but steady. There were dolphins and porpoises all around me-
>I
> >
> >was literally surrounded by them. Unfortunately, that was the last day
> >that
> >I had good wind.
> >
> >Day 2 I went to Hilton Head (had a business meeting there) and had to
>motor
> >
> >all the way - it took 4.5 hours to get to there. Have to cross Port
>Royal
> >Sound and enter at Skull Creek (picture #813). I stayed at Palmetto Bay
> >Marina which is on Broad Creek which literally cuts HH in half from
> >Calibogue Sound. Total distance from Beaufort to this marina is 24 nm.
> >The
> >currents in the ICW take some getting used to - they seemed to peak at
>2.5
> >knots at mid-tide and less at either side, but they are significant. The
> >Palmetto Bay Marina is a low key, inexpensive marina in between the two
> >more
> >popular and much more expensive marinas: Harbor Town and Shelter Cove. I
> >found it to be excellent because it is half the price of Harbor Town and
>is
> >
> >much closer to the Sound than Shelter Cove. This was great the next day
> >when I took some people from work out for an afternoon sail on Calibogue
> >Sound. Only 5-8 knots of wind, but it was nice and relaxing and we saw
> >lots
> >more dolphins. Would have gone out in the ocean that day but ran out of
> >daylight.
> >
> >Left for Beaufort the next day and got back (motoring again) in 4 hours
> >thanks to some favorable currents. The highlight of this trip was when I
> >was up at the bow winding up my sheets and a dolphin came right toward
>the
> >boat and then turned and started swimming in my bow wake. I bent down
>and
> >considered touching him, but instead I just looked at him as he was only
> >about 3 or four feet away from me. He rolled on his side and looked up
>at
> >me, then turned back over, blew out his blow hole and sprayed me with
> >water.
> > Then he took off! Pretty amazing as I felt like he was messing with
>me.
> >
> >Overall, Beaufort is a nice destination, but especially since Hilton Head
> >is
> >so accessible by boat from there. Last year I went to HH by boat from
> >Savannah (Thunderbolt, actually) and Beaufort is far better - nicer
> >facilities and a more interesting, scenic and sailable route to HH. The
> >route from Savannah is very narrow ICW where you cannot really sail.
> >
> >Picture #807 is a sunset over the anchorage in Beaufort.
> >
> >Now I just need a new trailer for my next trip...
> >Bob K
> >Yankee Clipper
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> > >From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Capt. Bob Keller
> > >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:59:38 -0500
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> > >Mr. Rummy said y6ou were sailing on Lake Hartwell on Saturday. He said
> > >last
> > >week that you were sailing at Beaufort, SC. Is any of this is true? I
> >can
> > >understand Rummy speaking for Rodger (with a D) because he does not
>have
> > >internet access. Surely, if what Rummy is saying, you can let us know,
> >and
> > >maybe post a picture or two or three or ........
> > >
> > >Ed K
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