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

Tue Jan 25 17:21:13 EST 2011

     I made the loop from Norfolk to Elizabeth City via the Dismal Swamp
Canal and back via the Virginia Cut in 2009.  Great five day trip even if I
did spend most of the time motoring.  The Rhodes with its shallow draft
really is a great costal cruiser that is easy to single-hand.
     When you get to the Southern Chesapeake, Yorktown offers free overnight
docking at their town pier.  Several restaurants in sight of the pier.  An
historic walkable town and worth the stopover.   During the summer on Friday
nights they offer live music by the docks.
     Next real anchorage going South is Mill Creek between Fort Monroe and
the Hampton Bridge Tunnel.  You can use the Fort Monroe Marina if you have a
military or govt ID.  The near by town of Hampton is also an option.  The
town dock, which charges a small fee is located right next to the Crown
Plaza Hotel and several restaurants.
     Going up the Elizabeth River past Norfolk Naval Station there is a good
marina at mile marker 0 of the ICW on the Portsmouth side.  There is a water
shuttle that will take you form Portsmouth to Norfolk for $1.50 each way.
 Go in the summer and you can take the water shuttle to a minor league ball
game.  Need to plan on hitting the bridges on the Elizabeth river between 9
and 3 as they do not open during rush hour.  Once under the high rise bridge
you have a choice between the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Virginia Cut.  The
Cut is quicker and deeper, but the canal is much more scenic with a 6 ft
depth in the center.  The Canal has two locks; the Cut just one.  There is a
small free public dock at the NC visitors center about 3/4 of the way thru
the Dismal Swamp Canal.  From there it is an easy scenic run to the free
town dock in Elizabeth City.  An added bonus of the Dismal Swamp canal is
the black slightly acidic water will kill just about anything growing on
your bottom.

Mike Corley
S/V Ranger
Hampton Roads

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:

> 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.
>
> Christopher P. Cowie
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> 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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