As Captain Pat says, Isle of Palms Marina is located directly on the AICW, only a short hop north of Charleston Harbor.
Pat’s account of Isle of Palms below is, as you will see, downright glowing. I agree that this is an excellent facility, and they are a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR!!!

Isle of Palms just north of charleston on ICW. ($2.00 a foot) Earlierir in the year they were working on rebuilding bulkheads and docks but it seems to be almost all completed. Great dockhands. Cable and wifi at docks. Very clean and well appointed showers to include a Sauna, yes a sauna. They have the nicest ships store for many a mile. It includes a deli, TV viewing area, boat stuff, wine and cheese stuff, general groceries, souveneirs, and nick nacks. Restaurant on premises with great food and one of the nicer views on ICW. $4.00 Happy hour appetizers, make sure to try the fried portabellas with blue cheese dip my gosh they are great. It is also a fairly well protected place to sit out bad weather. Seriouosly a very nice little marina to stay at with an exceptional restaurnat and view (also not too bad prices). Call ahead to reserve a spot in season though!
Pat Banyas
Marguerite

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Isle of Palms Marina sits directly on the path of the AICW, a short hop north of Charleston Harbor. These good people are a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR!

Good Afternoon Claiborne!
We have just made reservations to do a one month stay-over at Isle of Palms Marina for next month as we continue our gradual north-bound journey to Baltimore Harbor. We will continue to use your recommendations as we head north thru SC,NC, VA & MD.
We are looking forward to our stay-over at Isle of Palm and don’t think we will be disappointed based on the great hospitality when making our reservations.
Thank for your help to make our north-bound maiden journey safe and pleasurable!
Don and Stacy
`Heavenly Daze’
Defever 53 POC

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I think this is the first report we've had here on the Cruisers' Net concerning AICW shoaling near McClellanville. While the depths Captain Richard reports below aren't grounding levels for many cruising craft, 6 feet at MLW in the Waterway is a cause for concern!

Subject: McLellanville Shallows
Cruising News: Claiborne,
Just passed through the McLellanville area.  The tide was at 0.8 FT above low.  From G35 to R42 the depth varied from 7-9 FT.  Taking into consideration the tide level I would say that the controlling depth at low tide would be 6 FT.
Regards,
Capt. Richard Beesley
s/v Viking Rose

Claiborne:
As it turned out, I found myself in the vicinity of McClennanville and no other overnight choices so I pulled in. I suggest a new name for the place: “The Marina at the End of the Universe.” The head and shower were nasty. The floating dock had missing boards. It is a scarey place.
John
Albin-25
Ms Bettencourt

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I think the anchorage described by Captain Roy below is the portion of Capers Creek that lies, just as he says, well east of unlighted daybacon #97 (see chartlet), and west of Capers Island. This can be a triicky anchorage to reach safely, and the “ferry wake” described by Captain Roy below would certainly make for a less than pleasant evening!

Subject: SC Anchorage Dewees Creek MM455
Message: We anchored our sailboat in the Dewee’s creek anchorage at MM455. This is the one on the east side of the ICW, between Big Hill Marsh and Dewees Island. The anchorage is nice, EXCEPT there is a water taxi that runs hourly to the nearby dock! It doesn\’t slow down for anchored boats, and we were “waked” twice an hour, each time the water taxi arrived and left. This went on until 10 p.m. at night! As long as this !!#$%^#$!! water taxi is running, I would suggest NOT using this anchorage!
RapidRoy
S/V “Gideon”

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The very interesting island referred to below by Captains Ben and Barbara lies off the Waterway's southeastern flank, near Statue Mile 451.5. There are actually many possible anchorages on the net of streams which lead from the Waterway towards the island. Check the Net's "South Carolina Anchorage Directory" for more info!

While on our cruise down the ICW we pick up magazines along the way in marinas and local shops.? One of these was the Spring/Summer issue of Waterway Guide with an article entitled BONEYARD BEACH, by Judee Stalmack.? What a great place.? This beach is located on Capers Island (after being on the island for the day we think it should be called Caspers Island, like the ghost).? This island is a barrier island just north of Charleston.? According to the article it is 2,100 acres, but the part we found most fascinating was the beach on the Atlantic Ocean side.? The wind, waves and weather have encroached into the island's woods creating an almost ghost like appearance of downed and still standing, but long dead, trees.? They are totally bleached white and the exposed root systems are intricate artwork.? We took several pictures and since we have a new computer, I still cannot figure out how to send pictures by email…I am still trying, please be patient (those of you who are still waiting for pictures of the motorcycle being put on the boat with the lift).? This island is a designated nature preserve.? They say there are many animals such as, raccoons, wild pigs, goats, sheep and alligators.? We did not see any of these, but could almost feel little eyes looking at us from within the dense forest.?It was very mysterious.? ?A fresh water lake is in the middle and home to several alligators.? We have never seen anything quite like it and it was well worth spending some time to explore.? ?I found many really nice shells.? Some of the nicer ones had little creatures living in them so we left them on the beach.
We did anchor for the night at the mouth of Capers [Creek]. Only Two Cats Too and a small sailboat took advantage of this anchorage.
We used our dingy Here Kitty, Kitty to go ashore, we left the dingy on the river's beach, the current was quite swift and you could see the Atlantic breakwater and we did not want to get "swept out to sea" even with our life jackets on!.?We did enjoy the walk around to the beach and crossed several inlets that were ankle deep to get there.
Ben and Barbara Falmlen
Two Cats Too