Wounded Nature-Working Veterans is a group of veterans, non-veterans and active duty military personnel run by Captain Rudy Socha, a former Marine turned conservationist. The non-profit volunteer organization is working to cleanup, preserve and protect our coastal environment, particularly from derelict vessels.
Results from the cleanup!
Wounded Nature-Working Veterans
The Lowcountry Maritime School of Charleston, SC was organized to promote and support their primary mission: educating youth through boatbuilding and maritime skills.
Click here for LMS August 2021 Newsletter
Intracoastal Yacht Sales, a long-time CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, offers full service brokerage representation from three locations: Wrightsville Beach, NC, Little River, SC and Charleston, SC. You will want to see this exceptional cruising vessel! Click link below for full details,
Carolina Breeze – 2002 44′ CARVER 444 Cockpit Motor Yacht
Folly Beach South Carolina United States
$224,900 USD
My wife and I purchased this Carver444 in 2002. Took delivery in Wilmington, NC in June. We cruised her until 2012 when family situations caused us to sell her . She has had only two owners in her 19 years… and two owners who cared very much for her. It is our hope that she finds a new owner who will enjoy her and care for her as the past two owners have. She will bring you many happy times and wonderful lifetime memories.
Her first name was "WinSue" and now she is "Carolina Breeze"….
Intracoastal Yachts knows this boat well and will be looking for her new owner. Bobby Gregory was involved when we sold her and has her in his care again.
Above-normal tropical activity, new ‘normals’ in the Atlantic and steering robotic surfboards into hurricanes.
Sponsored by Lowcountry Foundation Repair
Good morning, readers.
Hurricane Wire is back and ready to bring you details of everything brewing in the Atlantic basin this season.
Experts believe we could be in for another busy tropical season but nothing quite as bad as what was experienced in 2020. Last year was a record-breaking one with 30 named storms, 13 hurricanes and six major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does not believe this hurricane season will be as active as the last.
In a 2021 Atlantic hurricane outlook released last month, NOAA’s acting administrator Ben Friedman said the agency projects a 70% probability of 13 to 20 named storms, six to 10 hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes.
This may seem like quite a bit of projected tropical activity, but the baseline of “normal” changed in 2021 when meteorologists updated the 30-year period they use to determine average weather benchmarks. Moving forward, an average Atlantic hurricane season will have 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
So technically, NOAA’s predictions for this season are considered normal. Our Chloe Johnson reports that new weather benchmarks are reflecting a more active Atlantic season. However, scientists still disagree on whether climate change will lead to more hurricanes over the long term. Read more about that here.
Researchers with the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University predict there will be 35 days in which a hurricane is active this season, and nine days in which a major hurricane is active. Their forecast for the 2021 hurricane season nearly mirrors the Project’s early prediction for the 2020 season. But last year exceeded expectations in many ways.
Only time will tell what is in store for the Atlantic this year. So for now, let’s just stay vigilant.
Conditions: Nothing is spinning in the Atlantic, but the National Hurricane Center has issued advisories on tropical depression Blanca located in the eastern Pacific. This is not a concern for South Carolina as the depression is several hundred miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Computer models: The Carolinas are expected to remain clear of threats for the foreseeable future.
Outlook: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the Atlantic basin during the next five days.
From 1981 to 2010, there were, on average, 12.1 named storms, 6.4 hurricanes and 2.7 major hurricanes of Category 3 or above each year.
In the new period, 1991 to 2020, there were an average of 14.4 named storms, 7.2 hurricanes and 3.2 major hurricanes each year, according to data analyzed by Brian McNoldy, a senior researcher at the University of Miami.
On May 7, 2015, surf powered by a tropical depression lured a stand-up paddle boarder into the water on Isle of Palms. The storm would become Tropical Storm Ana, with wind gusts reaching 60 mph near Little River and Cherry Grove Beach. (File/Staff)
Have a question about how hurricanes work, how we cover them or any other storm-related questions? Reply to this email and we may feature your question in an upcoming newsletter!
Like what we’re doing with Hurricane Wire? Forward this email to a friend!
If you haven’t signed up for Hurricane Wire, you can sign up for this weekly email here.
Visit our Hurricane Wire Hub for more storm coverage throughout the week.
Hurricane Wire is a collaborative project produced by a team of Post and Courier journalists. Shamira McCray is its lead writer. Data visualizations are created by Bryan Brussee. “Hurricane in history” photos are curated by Matthew Fortner. The newsletter is produced and edited by Emily Daily and Matt Clough.
Recommended for You
Keep up with the latest climate change and environmental issues impacting the Lowcountry and the rest of South Carolina. In your inbox, every Monday.
Our thanks to Ted Arisaka for these reports from SC journalists. See Oyster Farming Dispute.
As you know, in Georgia, the “approved” shellfish harvest areas greatly impinged upon anchorages. Here is an investigative report on alleged conflict of interest in neighboring South Carolina.
Ted Arisaka
Shell game: Conflict, secrecy cloud battle over SC oyster farming permit
Charleston Post Courier
Uncovered: Conflict, secrecy cloud battle over SC oyster farming permit
Index-Journal
As much as we might wish to participate, we can’t always put on our gloves and boots and wade into the fray. So here is your opportunity to contribute to the efforts of this fine volunteer group to clean up Charleston’s waterways on our behalf. Please give what you can!
Wounded Nature – Working Veterans needs your help! We clean and rehabilitate critical coastal areas that others cannot reach: Trash/Debris, Treated Wood/Tires, Abandoned/Derelict Vessels.
We make a Real Coastal Difference but doing this requires the right equipment. 2021 is our year to grow and upgrade our 20+ year old boats with two proper workboats. With the right equipment, we will increase our capacity and reach to do more by going after the really tough to get stuff – big treated wood (dock pilings/telephone poles), buried tires, and all the stuff we’ve been seeing but unable to remove to date.
Please consider donating. We have three levels of “perks” so check out the link. https://igg.me/at/WoundedNature/
Sharing this fundraiser with your network is just as impactful so please SHARE away to help Wounded Nature – Working Veterans continue to MAKE A REAL COASTAL DIFFERENCE in 2021 and for years to come!
Thank you all for your support!
Whit Jones
Wounded Nature – Working Veterans
843-737-1088
At 90 meters (295 feet) in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard tall ship Eagle, “America’s tall ship,” is scheduled to arrive Friday at the Charleston Cruise Ship Terminal.
WHO: The Coast Guard tall ship Eagle
WHAT: The Barque Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Charleston. Free pier-side exhibits and discussion with officer candidates and members of Eagle’s crew.
WHEN: Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14
WHERE: Charleston Cruise Ship Terminal at 196 Concord St., Charleston, SC 29401
HOW: During this time, there will be opportunities to enjoy free pier-side exhibits and discussions with officer candidates and members of Eagle’s crew. Due to COVID safety protocols, public tours onboard the ship are not available at this time.
Barque Eagle will be open for free public tours on the following dates and times:
At 90 meters (295 feet) in length, Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in United States government service. Constructed in 1936 by the Blohm and Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and originally commissioned as the Horst Wessel by the German Navy, Eagle was a war reparation for the United States following World War II. Eagle is a three-masted barque with more than 6,797 square meters (22,300 square feet) of sail and 9.7 kilometers (6 miles) of rigging, Eagle has served as a classroom at sea to future Coast Guard officers since 1946, offering an at-sea leadership and professional development experience as part of the Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidate School curriculum.
Additional information about the Eagle can be found here. The Eagle’s design dimensions can be found here.
The Eagle’s navigator, Lt. Will Singletary, is a native of Charleston and a 2013 graduate of The Citadel.
For a continuous stream of information about Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle, including port cities, tour schedules, current events, as well as cadet and active duty crewmember photographs, follow the “United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE” Facebook page.
For more breaking news follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
-USCG-
On the fence about Charleston Race Week or the Melges 24 Gold Cup? Are you attending and want to know what to expect and how to stay safe? Join Charleston Race Week and Quantum Sails Monday for a webinar with Regatta Organizer Randy Draftz and Quantum Pro Scott Nixon to get the lowdown and ask your questions. Race Week is April 8-11, 2021, see link below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click here for Charleston Race Week
Boaters have long used South Carolina’s public waterways to store or abandon their derelict vessels. If a new bill passes in the General Assembly, they may soon have to take responsibility for them.
An abandoned sailboat rests in the pluff mud of the Ashley River near the Interstate 526 Westmoreland Bridge on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
Charleston legislators introduce bill to crack down on abandoned boats in SC waterways
Post and Courier
Between the Winyah Bay Entrance south of the AICW from Georgetown, SC and the Charleston, SC harbor entrance, there is really no safe inlet and Dewees Inlet carries this emphatic warning from Claiborne: WARN ANYONE OFF FROM USING THIS INLET. THERE IS NO CHANNEL TO SPEAK OF AND TO SAY IT’S TREACHEROUS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. IT COULD BE DEADLY!!!
We are headed back off-shore to the south – Charleston, but would prefer Isle of Palms as it takes about two hours off the trip… if we can get in through Dewees Inlet. Charts show no marked channel to the outside but inside the water is charted deep (no channel markers), tides run 5+ feet and there are some tempting areas that may not be shoaled up. Does anyone know if this passage can be made safely with a ~6 ft. draw at HT? Thanks
Captain Ric
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Showing the Location of Dewees Inlet
I know this is 10 years after the original post, but stay away from Dewees Inlet! Navionics had me take the outside route from McClellanville to Isle of Palms this morning because of low tide along the ICW. Well, I can tell you first hand that Dewees Inlet made me soil my shorts and need a few beers once inside. The approach consisted of many turns and following that magenta line to the "T". However, there was a northeast wind with swell coming from the northeast and the south. Everything was going fine, I was on the line and then my depth sounder started screaming low water. I draw 4'9" on my 37' Gulf Star and at 6' on the sounder with the swell, I kissed the bottom with the keel twice before finding deep water 100' to starboard (off the magenta line) on the edge of breaking waves. Halfway in I saw two large 40+' sport fishing boats turn around and say "Nope, not today". Water depth went from 30' to 6' in a matter of 100 yards and then back to 30+'. Once in calmer water, there was 40' depths the rest of the way. What a way to test the nerves of a new Captain. Next time, I'll take my chances running aground in the ICW. On a calm day, you might be able to get in or out of here, but I seriously don't suggest trying it.
Charleston’s city council voted Thursday night to require people wear masks in public places beginning July 1. Enforcement will be difficult in a state that values individual freedom over community welfare.
Charleston votes to require masks as county leads SC in new coronavirus cases
AREA SPONSORING MARINAS!
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Charleston City Marina
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Charleston Harbor Marina
Click Here To View the South Carolina Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For Cooper River Marina
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Cooper River Marina
What makes the author believe that "enforcement will be difficult"? I think most citizens of SC will think it is no big deal to wear masks if only for the benefit of their neighbors
Safe Harbor City Boatyard, formerly Charleston City Boatyard, a subsidiary of Safe Harbor Marinas, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is found on the northern reaches of the Wando River north of red marker #40.
Click for details on Outboard Service Available!
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Safe Harbor City Boatyard
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Safe Harbor City Marina
One of a number of Safe Harbor Marinas along the Intracoastal Waterway, Safe Harbor Charleston City Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is located along the Ashley River’s northeastern banks, northeast of marker #5.
Simplifying your boating experience | Introducing ePay
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Safe Harbor Charleston City Marina
Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, sits on the Mount Pleasant side of Charleston Harbor, hard by Patriots Point between Horse Reach flashing buoys #34 and #36.
Charleston Harbor Resort Marina
COVID-19 UPDATE
We appreciate your understanding with the following update as we do our best to manage operations through these unchartered waters. Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina will be temporarily suspending service at the Fish House, Reel Bar, Tiki Bar, Estuary Spa, Marina Store, In-Room dining, Guest Transportation, Fitness Center and Harborside beginning March 20, 2020. The Beach Club and Marina remains open for business, (and very limited to-go food service for hotel guests only) and the well-being of our guests remains top priority at Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina. We are always focused on the health and safety of our guests and associates, as well as your experience when visiting the resort. We are closely monitoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization’s statements regarding COVID-19 cases and following guidelines from these agencies as well as local health authorities. In response, we have increased the frequency of our already stringent practices of food and environmental hygiene at our resort. Efforts include increased hand hygiene training, resort-wide sanitization, continuous disinfection and cleaning of high-touch items, general awareness training for all staff members, and more.
In addition to these measures, we encourage you to learn more about what you can do to travel safer. The World Health Organization has several recommendations to reduce exposure to a range of illnesses, including hand and respiratory hygiene as well as safe food practices and check local and federal resources to stay up to date with current affairs.
We are committed to complying with the stringent health standards recommended by local health authorities during this public health situation. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. At the same time, we are committed to providing a memorable resort experience at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina.
For your Upcoming travel to Charleston
Existing Reservations. All reservations that are scheduled for arrival before April 15, 2020 can be changed (you will only be charged the applicable room rate difference) or cancelled at no charge up to 24 hours before your scheduled arrival.
New Reservations. Any reservations that are booked between today and April 15, 2020 for any future arrival date before September 1, 2020, can be changed or cancelled at no charge up to 24 hours before your scheduled arrival.
If you need to adjust reservations made via the Resort website or Reservations Center, please contact the Resort Team directly at 843.856.0028 and select the Resort Reservation option. If your reservation was made through a third party and you need to modify your upcoming reservation, please contact them directly for assistance. As we are responding to the continuously changing state of affairs, please understand that we may make changes to our regularly offered services and we will make every attempt to have all information updated here on our website and on Facebook as soon as possible.
Please contact the resort at 843.856.0028 for the most up to date information pertaining to your stay.
These links never work for me. Anyone else? Just went and loaded the app! Ty
Located on the western shore of the Stono River just south of the Waterway’s passage through Wappoo Creek – Elliot Cut and only a very short cruise from Charleston Harbor, St. Johns Yacht Harbor is A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
St. Johns Yacht Harbor is open with reduced hours and manpower. Management office is manned by reduced staff. The store is closed for walk-in sales until further notice. The fuel dock is open from 10AM-4PM daily. Transient and long term slips are still available. For reservations, call 843-557-1027, use Contact/Reservation page on our newly revised website (www.sjyh.com).
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of St. Johns Yacht Harbor
With a closed vertical clearance of 31ft, Ben Sawyer Bridge is the last bridge before Charleston Harbor when southbound. Opened in 1945, the Ben Sawyer Bridge serves as the connection from Mount Pleasant to Sullivan’s Island.
2 Your Roots: The Ben Sawyer Bridge
WCBD News 2
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Ben Sawyer Bridge
A number of years ago, we were passing through the bridge. I called the bridge operator and asked if she knew she had been voted the best bridge operator by an ICW user group. She was tickled pink, and I told her it was deserved. We have only passed through the bridge a half dozen times or so on our spring-fall migrations, and it was always a pleasant experience (even when I just missed it a couple of times).
Safe Harbor City Boatyard, formerly Charleston City Boatyard, a subsidiary of Safe Harbor Marinas, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is found on the northern reaches of the Wando River north of red marker #40.
Click here for Outboard Service Now Available!
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Safe Harbor City Boatyard
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Safe Harbor City Marina
Wounded Nature-Working Veterans is a group of veterans, non-veterans and active duty military personnel run by Captain Rudy Socha, a former Marine turned conservationist. The non-profit volunteer organization is working to cleanup, preserve and protect our coastal environment, particularly from derelict vessels.
Please take a few minutes to support our efforts by buying a $3.99 Sea Turtle beach/boat bag to support our coastal cleanup efforts. Better yet if you can buy 3 or 4 and give them to friends and family as an after the holidays thank you gift. After making your purchase, please share the link. Yes. there is a S&H charge but it will help us continue making a REAL difference. https://www.partycity.com/wounded-nature-sea-turtle-tote-bag-895011.html
Your support for what we do is greatly appreciated.
Rudy Socha
CEO
Wounded Nature – Working Veterans
Cell 843-764-7748
Your editor’s personal experience with tax officials in Charleston during the five years we lived aboard was very positive. Tax officials were boaters themselves and took every route to keep our taxes correct, especially after having received incorrect tax bills. Let’s hope these new changes will not affect how taxes are calculated.
Changes to county property tax collections will impact SC boat owners beginning in 2020
Columbia, S.C. (Nov. 25, 2019) — As a result of legislation changing the way that counties collect property taxes on boats, in January of 2020, boat owners and buyers in South Carolina will begin to see changes in the way that boat registrations are issued by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The changes to the registration process will be phased in over the next three years as current registrations expire and will result in an annual registration process for boats that more closely mirrors the system used for automobiles.
The most visible and immediate change for boat owners will be that boat registration renewals will be done on an annual basis, rather than every three years as they are currently. The fee for the new annual registration will be $10 (1/3 the cost of the old three-year fee of $30). Once fully implemented, the annual registration fee will be included on and paid via the boat owner’s county property tax bill, just like SCDMV vehicle registration fees are paid, which should be more convenient for boat owners than getting a separate bill.
Another change is that under the new law, property taxes for boats will be collected by counties in advance (or “prospectively”) for the coming year. Under the old system, property taxes for boats were collected “in arrears,” or for the previous year. Once the property taxes and registration renewal fee for the coming year have been paid by the owner, the county will notify SCDNR to issue a new set of annual registration numbers for that vessel.
These changes to state law were requested by counties to aid them in accurately collecting the property taxes due on boats. SCDNR is currently working with tax collection officials in all 46 counties to help implement the new requirements and ensure that boat registrations are integrated into the new, annual system. It’s important to note that for boat owners with current registrations, those registrations (and the decal and “numbers” issued by SCDNR for their hulls) will continue to be valid until they expire. The new system should also benefit the prospective buyers of used boats, by making it easier to determine if the property taxes on a potential used purchase are current. Buying a boat on which back property taxes are due can cause major headaches when the new owner attempts to title and register the vessel.
Key things for current/prospective boat owners to keep in mind
Currently Registered Boats: Current numbers & decals will remain valid until they expire. Counties won’t begin billing current owners for the annual registration until January of 2021, and only then once their current registration is due to expire. So, for a registration renewed in 2019, that owner’s tax bill should not reflect a charge for annual registration until 2022.
Tax Questions: The change to annual registrations may change the look of your yearly tax notice from your county of residence. Counties will begin issuing the new, prospective, tax notices for boats registered within the county beginning in 2020. Individual counties will determine and implement changes to their tax collection processes as directed by the new law. Please note that questions about a boat owners’ individual tax bills MUST be directed to that county’s Auditor or Treasurer’s Office. SCDNR Boating Office assistants will NOT be able to assist owners with questions about their individual tax bills/notices.
Month of Expiration for New Registrations (new boats or used boats coming from out-of-state): New registrations will be based on the DATE OF SALE. For example: Upon registration, a boat purchased in January will receive a title and registration decal valid through the following January, regardless of when the owner applies for the registration (late fees will apply to registrations initiated more than 30 days after the date of purchase). A tax bill for the year covered by the registration will then be mailed by the county, and in subsequent years the county will mail a bill that includes the annual registration renewal.
In-State Changes of Ownership (transfer of an already-registered boat from one SC owner to another): After purchase, the new owner will need to visit their county tax office FIRST to pay the taxes due for the coming year. The new owner can then apply for title & registration in their name using the paid tax receipt and other required documents. (They will need to apply within 30 days of purchase to avoid late fees.)
Current Owners: The expiration month on the vessel’s current decal will continue to be the month that property taxes are due on that boat. For example, if the boat registration expires in June, then both property taxes and annual registration fees for the coming year will be due in June. (Again, current three-year registrations will be valid until the year of their expiration).
Non-taxable Boats Titled and Registered in S.C.: SCDNR will continue to mail renewal notices for boats that are non-taxable (boats that a county has determined have reached the end of their taxable life or dollar threshold). Their expiration month will not change, and the renewal notices will become annual.
Purchasing a Used Boat: SCDNR strongly recommends that prospective buyers research the registration and tax status and any potential recorded liens of any S.C.-registered boat BEFORE purchasing it, using our free online look-up service. Get the facts before you buy! at: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/boating.html. General information and commonly asked questions regarding S.C. boating laws, titling and registration can also be found at this location.
Shopping for boats at the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic
Springtime is prime time for South Carolinians attending the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic and other outdoor expos to shop for good deals on new boats. Both aspiring and current boat owners need to be aware of changes to how boat taxes and registration renewal fees are collected in the Palmetto State that will be implemented beginning in 2020.
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – Rembert C. Dennis Building
1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
A transient vessel is just that,,,,,,,,,transient. You pull into port, stay a few days, off-load or load cargo, then depart. If you want to live there and avail yourself of government services, then register with the State/County.
What about documented vessels?
Do documented vessels have to also be state registered?
Documented vessels don't have titles. Is that a problem?
What about people who do not own property in SC?
What about people who live out of state but have vessel in SC?
How long may a vessel be in SC before it is required to register in SC?
What is considered a transient vessel?
Share 
Tweet 
Forward 
Be the first to comment!