[Rhodes22-list] Sailing from Orient Pt (NY) to N Myrtle Beach (SC)

[Chris Cowie]

Mike:

I have sailed from Annapolis MD to Camden Maine and back a few times with various crew members on a thirty and forty foot boat.  The trip typically took us about five days and nights sailing round the clock.  Annapolis MD up through the CD Canal, down the Delaware river (keep a keen lookout for commercial traffic) out around cape may and a bee line for the end of long island up through the cape cod canal then up the coast to Camden.  One trip took us through NYC and Hells Gate.  Good paper charts and dead reckoning along with digital maps are a good idea.  My trips were pre-gps and we used loran along with the paper charts.  I haven't headed south of Norfolk yet but am interested to learn what the ICW has to offer.  Good luck planning your trip.

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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of BenCittadino
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing from Orient Pt (NY) to N Myrtle Beach (SC)


Mike ;

I have crewed a 31' Hans Christian with a total of four people from
Annapolis to Keyport, NJ and can recommend a course from Sandy Hook, NJ
south about 1 mile off shore south to Cape May,NJ harbor, through the Cape
May canal to the Delaware Bay, up the bay to the Delaware-Chesapeake canal,
to the Chesapeake Bay and SE to Annapolis. That small part of the proposed
trip (in reverse) took 3 days with the Jersey coast taking nearly 24 hrs at
about 5 knots. It was worth the inshore protection to use the
Chesapeake-Delaware canal, but after Annapolis southbound I'd be clueless.

We used a hand-held GPS but there are East coast maps easily obtainable in a
bound chart book from Nauticalcharts.com. 

Perhaps someone else can fill in the Annapolis to North Myrtle Beach
section.

A 4 section watch rotation was comfortable for me, but I'll bet the
Annapolis to Myrtle Beach stretch will take five or six days, especially
with the Gulf Stream so close to the shore near the Outer Banks of NC and in
the wrong direction. Is he planning on coastal piloting or a big tack to
Bermuda and back??

Later,

BenC



R22MikeW wrote:
> 
> This question is pretty much above my pay grade.  Anyone have any
> experience or words of wisdom for Ed?
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>   Supposed one was to sail a 28 foot blue water capable sailboat 
>   from Orient Point, New York to North Myrtle Beach, South 
>   Carolina, what would be the best way to go?
> 
>   The proposed craft is 30 years old and except for sails, is 
>   generally in good condition.  Boat and sails were used several 
>   times this past summer in winds up to 30.  
> 
>   Supposed the trip could between now and June, when would you go?
> 
>   How many would be needed to crew?
> 
>   What maps would be needed?
> 
>   Ed K
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