Click here for August Events and Programs in your Charleston County Parks!
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Register in advance at www.CharlestonCountyParks.com

Palmetto Park Jam is back this fall! Grateful Dead tribute band The Reckoning returns to headline this live music event at Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park on Sunday, Oct. 23.

Palmetto Park Jam featuring The Reckoning is back on Oct. 23
Charleston County Parks and Recreation

 Public Information Coordinator Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission 

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Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, and Wannamaker County Park host a Latin American Festival. The perfect Fall outing!

Click here for Latin American Festival Oct. 9 at Wannamaker County Park! Celebrate the tastes, music and traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean

 Public Information Coordinator Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission 

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Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is proud to announce the return of Wine Down Wednesdays. 

Click for Wine Down Wednesday is back! Sept. 7, Oct 5 & Oct. 19 at Old Towne Creek County Park

Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is proud to announce the return of Summer Entertainment Series beginning in June. Fun for kids and grandkids at James Island and Wannamaker County Parks.

Charleston County Parks’ Summer Entertainment Series is back in June

Sarah Reynolds​   Public Information Coordinator   Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission   861 Riverland Dr ,  Charleston ,  SC   29412   Primary:   843-762-8089   sreynolds@CCPRC.com | CharlestonCountyParks.com

Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, announces the return of  three Yappy Hours at James Island County Park. Pooches and owners are invited for an evening of live music, drinks and off-leash fun. First Yappy Hour is April 21st.

Click link for Yappy Hour: A Party in the Dog Park this Spring!

Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is proud to announce a new yoga program beginning in April.

New Sunrise Yoga program coming to Charleston County Parks in April

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Wine Down Wednesday series returns for Spring 2022. Wine, live music and food trucks at Old Towne Creek County Park. Charleston County Parks is A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!

[WEST ASHLEY] – Charleston County Parks is excited to bring back a spring full of Wine Down Wednesdays at Old Towne Creek County Park! Take a much-needed “hump day” break and enjoy Wine Down Wednesday on March 16, March 30, April 13 and April 27 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Wine Down Wednesday is a family friendly event where guests can enjoy live music while exploring this unique county park off Old Towne Road in West Ashley. Admission fees also cover wine and a commemorative wine glass. At each event, two food trucks will also be on site with items available for purchase. 

The Spring 2022 Wine Down Wednesday music and food lineup is:

• March 16: Music by Brent Saba and food from Area 51 Foods and Lumpia Dad
• March 30: Music by Austin Hahn and food from Foxes Fried and Roti Rolls
• April 13: Music by Chris Dodson and food from Lib’s Diner and Zimos Gyros
• April 27: Music by Lane Doss and food from Cast Iron and Tamashii

Admission for Wine Down Wednesday is $20 per person in advance, and $25 the day of the event.

Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs, tables and blankets. Dogs are welcome, but must remain on a leash at all times. If an event is canceled by Charleston County Parks, a refund will be provided. Outside alcohol is prohibited. Outside food is allowed.

Old Towne Creek County Park is located in West Ashley off Old Towne Road and is open for special events only. Wine Down Wednesday is a great opportunity for the public to be able to explore and enjoy this site. Old Towne Creek features 67 acres of beautiful open fields complemented by groves of live oak trees. The park will undergo construction later in 2022.

For more information on Wine Down Wednesday, or to register for this event, visit CharlestonCountyParks.com. This event is brought to you by your Charleston County Parks. 

Owned by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) and only open currently for special events, Old Towne Creek County Park is located at 1400 Old Towne Road, Charleston, SC 29407. The mission of CCPRC is to improve the quality of life in Charleston County by offering a diverse system of park facilities, programs and services. The large park system features over 11,000 acres of property and includes six regional parks, a skate park, three beach parks, four seasonally-lifeguarded beach areas, three dog parks, two landmark fishing piers, three waterparks, 19 boat landings, a climbing wall, a challenge course, an interpretive center, a historic plantation site, an equestrian center, cottages, a campground, a marina, as well as wedding, meeting and event facilities. The park system also offers a wide variety of recreational services – festivals, camps, classes, programs, and more. For more information on CCPRC, call 843-795-4386, or visit CharlestonCountyParks.com.

Images courtesy Charleston County Parks. High-resolution photos available upon request

Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission / 861 Riverland Drive / Charleston, SC 29412 / (843) 795-4386

Charleston County Parks,  A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, proudly introduces a 5K trail race series held at some of its most treasured parks for trail runners and walkers. 

Charleston County Parks debuts 5K trail race series
Explore the Lowcountry’s best trails in 2022

Sarah Reynolds

Public Information Coordinator Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission 

A spooky South Carolina legend for Halloween!

South Carolina’s ghostly Gray Man legend offers lessons in hurricanes and shared stories
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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,

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Above-normal tropical activity, new ‘normals’ in the Atlantic and steering robotic surfboards into hurricanes.

Sponsored by Lowcountry Foundation Repair

 

Above-normal tropical activity, new ‘normals’ in the Atlantic and steering robotic surfboards into hurricanes

 

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.

 

What’s brewing

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. 

What we’re talking about

• Saildrone Inc. and the NOAA is hoping to get new insights into hurricane intensity by steering robotic surfboards into the storms, per Capital Weather Gang.
• According to Eye on the Storm, the increase in named storms in the Atlantic could be driven by at least five factors, including human-caused global warming.
• The NOAA predicts the 2021 hurricane season will include above-normal tropical activity, per The Post and Courier. 

“New normal” for hurricane season keeps rising

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.

Hurricanes in history 

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)

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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.

 

 

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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.
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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

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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:

• Friday, March 12
  • 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, March 13
  • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Sunday, March 14
  • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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