The discussion below is copied from the T&T (Trawlers and Trawlering) Mail List. It began with the first messge below, asking for Charleston marina advice. I have plucked out two responses which pertain to Charleston City Marina (A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR). Several other respones mentioned the Charleston Maritime Center on the Cooper River side of the Charleston peninsulla. I’ve appended them to a recent string of messages about this facility.
Let me just register my own, personal opinion here. Whenever we are in Charleston (perhaps our favorite port of call anytime, anywhere) we always coil our lines at the City Marina.

We are on our way South and need to leave our trawler for a week at a secure location in or near Charleston? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Don Kilpatrick
MV My Dream

Last Christmas we left ours at the City marina “Mega dock” for 10 days with no problems. The marina is very nice and near town. The dock is huge and it can be a very long walk to shore if you are out near the end. We had our dog and made the walk about 4 times a day.
Steve Willett
Monk 36, Gumbo

I second the City Marina. I live in Charleston and keep my boat at the sister marina. The person to contact is McKenzie who is the delightful and lovely dock master. She knows the marina like the back of her hand. They have a shuttle that will take you to a limited number of places. I don’t have the marina number handy but you can get it at citymarina.com I think.
George
Metafora
Sabre 36

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