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    • Oct 2, 2009by:   Claiborne Young 1 Comment

      Osprey Marina (Statute Mile 373.5)

      What else can I add except to agree that Osprey Marina is a superb facility that deserves the attention of every cruiser, and they are a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR!

      This is one of the best marinas we have found in our 33 years of cruising. We stayed there the night of 9/29/09 on our way to Georgetown, SC and look forward to another night there on our way home to Morehead City.
      Brice Sumner

      Click Here For The Cruisers’ Net’s South Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Osprey Marina

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      1. Pascal -  October 29, 2009 - 6:46 pm

        Indeed, Osprey is one of my favorite stops. good fuel prices, good docks, and friendly staff!
        Pascal
        MY Charmer

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    • Sep 30, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Island Anchorage (AICW/Waccamaw River, Statute Mile 375.5)

      This anchorage will be discovered near where the AICW makes its northerly entrance into beautiful Waccamaw River, northeast of marker #29. Very well sheltered overnight haven, but, WOW, I hope I don’t run into the vessel (described below) with the automatic weapon!

      Stayed here two nights September 2009. Anchored closer to the river on the northern leg of the loop. Nice anchorage except for the local boat which anchored in the afternoon on the far side of the island and shot off what sounded like a semi-automatic weapon repeatedly. They went away and then came back after dark and anchored for the night. We tried to do things right and use a buoyed trip line but ended up with the line wound around the anchor chain as we switched back and forth with the current.
      Jean Thomason

      Click Here To View the South Carolina Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For the Island Anchroage

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    • Sep 30, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Wappoo Creek – Elliott Cut Anchorage (Statute Mile 471)

      This little anchorage is located behind (south of) a small marsh island, just west of the Highway 171 swing bridge. As Captain Thomason notes below, swing room is a bit limited, so take care when dropping the hook here.

      Anchored here September 23 (and have before) just about at the large pole that says Freddy, Freddy, Good anchorage but always have the concern of being blown either towards the grass island or over toward the docks. There is a mooring buoy right in the middle of the curve that restricts where one can anchor.
      Jean Thomason

      Click Here To View the South Carolina Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For the Wappoo Creek – Elliott Cut Anchorage

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    • Sep 28, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Toogoodoo Creek Anchorage (Statute Mile 495)

      The confluence of Toogoodoo Creek and Wadmalaw River forms the North Edisto River. The AICW leaves the Wadmalaw and cuts down the North Edisto, before leaving this latter body of water via the Dawho River.
      I have always loved anchoring on Toogoodoo Creek, but you do have to be careful of the shoals flanking this stream’s entrance. At high tide the mud flats cover completely, and the channel appears to the uninformed eye to be much wider than it actually is. Take great care when entering, but once the stream’s mouth is in your wake, you can choose from a wide variety of good spots to drop the hook!

      We anchored in Toogoodoo Creek on the afternoon of June 11, 2009 at 1450 hours, after departing Beaufort, SC, at 0935 that morning. The shoal at the entrance wasn’t a problem – we just followed the electronic chart and stayed away from the shoal area on the north side of the entrance. We dropped the anchor in about 12 feet of water just past the stretch where the creek runs basically east-west and turns NW, more or less over the charted 11 foot depth. Good water all the way in, and the creek is wide enough for the small boat traffic to pass by without feeling too much of a wake. Holding is excellent (SuperMax with chain) and Sanderling stayed put during a severe thunderstorm that passed through about 2100 with winds we clocked at 56 knots at the height of the storm!
      Bob McLeran and Judy Young

      Click Here To View the South Carolina Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For Toogoodoo Creek

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    • Sep 27, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Cooper River Marina (Charleston, upstream on Cooper River)

      The Cooper River Marina is a Charleston County owned and operated facility. It is located well upstream on Cooper River from the Charleston’ downtown/historic district, on the grounds of the old US Navy Base. While the dockage is pretty good, even if somewhat unsheltered, and the shoreside support buildings are very acceptable, you will be docked a long way by land from most Charleston attractions.

      We docked at Cooper River Marina during the month of November last year and were very pleased with the cleanliness of the facility and the very friendly and most helpful staff. We hope to stay at Cooper River Marina again the next time we’re in Charleston. It’s very cool watching huge ships traveling up and down the Cooper River…nothing boring about this marina.
      Ginny Walsh

      Click Here For The Cruisers’ Net’s South Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Cooper River Marina

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    • Sep 21, 2009by:   Claiborne Young 2 Comments

      AICW Shoaling Reported at Intersection of North Edisto and Dawho River (near St. M. 497)

      The intersection of the Dawho, plus the eastern 1/3 of the AICW’s passage through the Dawho, has been infamous for shoaling, ever since I began researching the South Carolina poriton of the AICW, back in the 1980’s. There was some dredging done here in late 2008, and that is why these waters are not currently part of our “ICW Problem Stretches” list. That may have to change as this fall cruising progresses. Everyone please take maximum caution as you transit from the North Edisto to the Dawho, and everyone PLEASE send us more postings concerning the sounding you observe on these waters!

      Subject: shoaling
      Cruising News: Just an alert that at red marker 110 in SC going from Edisto into the Dawho River where the chart says 17ft of water on the SE side of the inlet near low tide there is NO water. We “discovered land” there and had to wait for tide to come back in….which we would have expected at low tide but did not expect in what was reported as 17 ft on the charts. It is also very shallow for a few miles south of that marker even inside the channel.
      Sami and Barry Shreve

      White Point (Dahwo/Edisto) MM497
      Some spots at 6 1/2 MLW between R110 and the two green cans G 111 and G113. Since we had plenty of tide, i tried looking on either side of centerline but didn’t find anything better than that. same between G115 and R116, following the ICW line towards G115.
      Pascal
      Miami, fl

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      1. Larry Shick -  June 8, 2010 - 6:05 pm

        Further on my earlier experience:

        I think we hit the shoal amidships at the Lat/Lon given. It was difficult to tell in the muddy water, but it appeared that one could transit the intersection either (a) *VERY* close to (within 200′ of) marker 110 or (b) as we eventually did traveling due East at 32-37.5N. By then we were at +2′ tide and after getting unstuck we saw no less than 7′.

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      2. Larry Shick -  June 7, 2010 - 6:07 pm

        The intersection of N Edisto River and the Dawho River (SM 497) in SC has been a problem in the past. E.g. there is a note in my copy of Skipper Bob (10th edition) about shoaling to the effect that “the bottom no longer resembles the chart!” I can vouch for that. We’re aground at 32-37.556N 080-16.750W where my chart shows we should have had over 12′ at the time we ran aground at about +1′ tide.
        Larry Shick (KG6CYP) “Moira” Valiant 42

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    • Sep 19, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Bull Creek Anchorage (Statute Mile 381)

      If every anchorage were as nice as those on the AICW/Waccamaw River’s Bull Creek, we might never visit a marina again. Seriously fellow cruisers, it doesn’t get much better than this overnight haven, and, as you will see below, Captain Parish endorses this sentiment!

      September 2009 – We anchored in Bull Creek just off the sand hill near the charted 14′ depth. This anchorage is similar in appearance and ambience to Throughfare Creek at it’s sand hill. One signficant difference: Bull Creek is widen and allows for more swing room/larger boats/more boats. Word of caution. We dropped the hook abeam of the sand hill and about 1/3 of the width of the creek from the sand hill. I noticed in setting and raising the anchor that I could feel some little tugs on the anchor and chain that were most likely caused by small soft rotten logs or tree trunks on the bottom. It took almost no effort to free the anchor and chain as I raised it, but the bottom is not debris free in that spot.
      Rick Parish

      Click Here For The Cruisers’ Net’s South Carolina Anchorage Directory Listing For Bull Creek

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    • Sep 15, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Watch Out For Your Wake Near Statute Mile 436

      The stretch of the AICW reported on below by Captain Dave is found south of McClellanville, near Awendaw Creek. This is the first I’ve heard about kayackers on these waters. Proceed with care!

      Subject: dangerous wake
      Cruising News: At approximately SM 436 just beyound R \”48\” southbound is a beach area that is apparently popular for kayakers. Because of the shallow water approaching the beach and the fact that it is located just beyond a small point, our wake was exagerated significantly. We could have caused damage but did not – but we left a very unhappy kayaker behind. Suffice it to say, reduce to no wake in advance of passing this point if anyone is on the beach. My apologies to the kayakers if they should read this.
      Dave
      on GB 46 At Last

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    • Sep 15, 2009by:   Claiborne Young No Comments

      Depths on AICW/Dawho River (near Statute Mile 498)

      On 9/1/09, as part of a “South Carolina Wish List,” I posed the following question:

      33. Has anyone encountered depth problems on the Dawho River portion of the AICW between markers #111 and #119? The Waterway uses the Dawho as a connector between the North and South Edisto Rivers. This stretch was dredged a few months ago, but shoals are sure to begin reappearing soon!

      Responses follow:

      Subject: North Edisto / Dawho River
      Cruising News: South bound we essentially followed our magenta line and had good depths throughout. The magenta favored the red side of the channel. We passed 10 yards off 112, 50 yards of 111 and 113, turned a little early before 115 and favored the red side with 20 yards off 116. Good water all the way.
      FL G 121 has southbound “12” sign missing. Easy to confuse until the green light is visible.
      Dave on GB 46 At Last

      Hi,
      Came thru S.C. area today [10/13/09] between buoys 110 – 120 at dead low water and never saw less than 7 feet. This should relax followers.
      Ed

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