[Rhodes22-list] RE: Rob on southeast coast chartering....CharlestonSpecific Sailing

[Bill W.]

Thanks for the tip Bob.  I checked out Charleston Sailing School and the only
boats they showed were an Island Packet 44 and Hunter 306.  Maybe instead of
the extra gas money I could afford to rent the Hunter for a day or two.

Bill W.


Bob Weber wrote:
> 
> Bill. I have had luck going to www.asa.com and look for schools 
> geographicly.  A lot of schools supplement income by renting out the 
> training vessel.  Bob
> 
> 
>>From: "Wickman, William E" <WEWickman at spectraenergy.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Rob on southeast coast 
>>chartering....CharlestonSpecific Sailing
>>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:47:05 -0600
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>>I may be going to Charleston in March and am thinking of taking my
>>Rhodes with me.  Has anyone sailed Charleston Harbor area?  Can you
>>recommend a launch ramp where I could leave a trailer for a couple of
>>days?
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>>Or.... If I don't take the Rhodes, does anyone know of any outfit that
>>would rent a small sailboat for day sailing.  When I search the internet
>>all I come up with is big boat charter companies.
>>
>>
>>
>>Bill W.
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>>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Tootle
>>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 5:50 PM
>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rob on southeast coast chartering
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>>Rob,
>>
>>   Stan used to say own a Rhodes22 and charter anything bigger.  I
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>>investigated his approach on the Carolina coast.  Last year there was
>>not a
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>>company in the Charleston area that did chartering.  The year before, I
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>>believe that it was in Washington, NC, there was/is a small company that
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>>does chartering.  To start with they required either that you take their
>>
>>course or if you really felt qualified, then you had to rent their boat
>>and
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>>their instructor for four hours and prove it (they called it challenging
>>the
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>>course) .  It was about $75 less than taking the course.  By the time
>>you
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>>spent the $400-500 you were qualified to rent their boats.  Then if you
>>look
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>>at the map where Washington is, it takes more that a day to sail to real
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>>coast.  Now I think that I saw a company that was going to start
>>chartering
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>>in the Wilmington, NC area this year.  There it would be blue water
>>sailing
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>>after you wind your way out of the ICW channel where they are located.
>>The
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>>ICW in that area is a narrow ditch with a number of draw bridges.
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>>       I believe in the last couple of years somebody from this list or
>>maybe it
>>
>>was on another list, took the course off the Florida coast.  At present
>>I do
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>>not remember the name of the school/charter outfit.  Whoever it was that
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>>reported on the course said it was worth it.  It was a multiday course
>>that
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>>included navigation and coastal cruising.  After you took the course,
>>you
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>>could rent their boats.
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>>             I have also inquired about chartering on Lake Champlain and
>>she
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>>was willing to rent me their 30 foot Hunter requiring only about a one
>>hour
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>>cruise around the bay.  She said she just wanted proof that you would be
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>>able to get the boat back to the dock.  See:
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>>http://www.windsofireland.net/rentals.htm
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>>I just noticed that Vermont now requires proof of a boaters course.
>>
>>Somewhere, I used to have a ASA basic keel boat certificate.  I guess I
>>
>>should make an effort to find it.
>>
>>       In summary, you may want to take the course with the charter
>>outfit so that
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>>they are happy with the paperwork.
>>
>>
>>
>>Ed K
>>
>>Greenville, SC, USA
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