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  1. #1

    Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Not exactly the greatest time of year to make this trip in a convertible (46C), but it just is what it is.

    I've charted this thing out and will be running hull speed via the ICW, but I'm looking for personal input on favorite marinas that are spaced about 100 miles apart. Departure date at this point looks to be 12/13, and this is the itinerary I've come up with. Feel free to make suggestions, but I think River Forest and Coinjock are musts. The others just happen to fall within the distance parameters. These are obviously subject to change, but they should be doable in daylight hours. We can always push up the throttles if needed.

    Day 1 - Isle of Palms Marina MM 456.5

    Day 2 - Barefoot Marina MM 354

    Day 3 - New River Marina - MM 247

    Day 4 - River Forest Marina - MM 136

    Day 5 - Coinjock Marina - MM 50

    Day 6 - Davis Wharf Marina, Belle Haven, VA

    Day 7 - Annapolis

    Randy Register - Kingston, TN
    www.yachtrelocation.com
    www.Safes4Guns.com
    aka Freebird aka Sparky1
    1965 41DC #93

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Quote Originally Posted by Freeebird View Post

    Not exactly the greatest time of year to make this trip in a convertible (46C), but it just is what it is.

    I've charted this thing out and will be running hull speed via the ICW, but I'm looking for personal input on favorite marinas that are spaced about 100 miles apart. Departure date at this point looks to be 12/13, and this is the itinerary I've come up with. Feel free to make suggestions, but I think River Forest and Coinjock are musts. The others just happen to fall within the distance parameters. These are obviously subject to change, but they should be doable in daylight hours. We can always push up the throttles if needed.

    Day 1 - Isle of Palms Marina MM 456.5

    Day 2 - Barefoot Marina MM 354

    Day 3 - New River Marina - MM 247

    Day 4 - River Forest Marina - MM 136

    Day 5 - Coinjock Marina - MM 50

    Day 6 - Davis Wharf Marina, Belle Haven, VA

    Day 7 - Annapolis

    The only worry from HH to Chas. is the Dawho River section leading onto the N. Edisto. Tows frequently destroy or relocate the marks because of the tight maneuvering in there. Most of the rest of it has been dredged.

    IOP is OK, but I gotta tell you that LNM for some time has been showing 2' between Sullivans Is. and IOP.

    Chart 11518


    SOUTH CAROLINA - AICW - CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER - WINYAH BAY - CHARLESTON HARBOR: Severe Shoaling.There is severe shoaling at low-tide depths of 2ft across the AICW in the vicinity of Isle of Palms between Winyah Bay-Charleston HarborDaybeacon 117A (LLNR 34510.5) 32-47-11.607N / 079-48-33.383W and Winyah Bay-Charleston Harbor Daybeacon 119 (LLNR 34520) 32-46-49.809N / 079-49-23.561W. Mariners are advised to use extreme caution while transiting the area.







    SOUTH CAROLINA – AICW – CASINO CREEK TO BEAUFORT RIVER – WINYAH BAY - CHARLESTON HARBOR: Shoaling Extended.
    Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of Winyah Bay-Charleston Harbor Light 35 (LLNR 34235) and Daybeacon 42 (LLNR 34260). The reporting source also indicates that the depth of the water between Winyah Bay-Charleston Light 38 (LLNR 34245) and Daybeacon 42 (LLNR 34260) is approximately 4ft; however, the depth is charted at 7ft. The ACOE has no future plans for dredging due to budget restrictions. Further information can be found on the ACOE Charleston website http://www.sac.usace.army.mil/ Mariners are advised to use extreme caution while transiting the area. I heard less from SeaTow.










    If you get past IOP you'll need to stop the night otherwise you probably won't make it through the shoaling near McClellanville. If you do, Leland Oil is by far your best bet for good quality cheap diesel. I like Waca Wace on the Wacamaw above Georgetown. Good restaurant at Georgetown Landing Marina, however.

    Wrightsville Marina is tops and a must in my book. Hope this helps.
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    Semper Siesta
    Robert Clarkson
    ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
    Charleston, SC

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Thanks Robert. I haven’t checked notices yet, and it would tickle me if the weather allows running outside. We’ll make that determination the night before.

    Anybody know if there’s a REAL NC Carolina BBQ joint on the ICW? I could use a fix.
    Randy Register - Kingston, TN
    www.yachtrelocation.com
    www.Safes4Guns.com
    aka Freebird aka Sparky1
    1965 41DC #93

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Quote Originally Posted by Freeebird View Post
    Thanks Robert. I haven’t checked notices yet, and it would tickle me if the weather allows running outside. We’ll make that determination the night before. Anybody know if theres a REAL NC Carolina BBQ joint on the ICW? I could use a fix.
    Haven’t gone north on ICW from Charleston but one time in four years. That was four years ago. It’s been dredged twice but fills right back in. N.C. BBQ? Yuck
    Semper Siesta
    Robert Clarkson
    ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
    Charleston, SC

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    The restaurant at iop has just closed in case it matters.
    Semper Siesta
    Robert Clarkson
    ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
    Charleston, SC

  6. #6

    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    bridges at wrightsville and figure 8 are purposely unsynchronized. Agree with Robert. Stop in Wrightsville. Unless on demand off season.
    Mal
    Miss Molly
    '85 53ED #750

  7. #7

    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    If you have a decent day, Wrightsville to Beaufort outside is a nice time saver, and still a manageable distance at hull speed

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Quote Originally Posted by Freeebird View Post
    Thanks Robert. I haven’t checked notices yet, and it would tickle me if the weather allows running outside. We’ll make that determination the night before.

    Anybody know if there’s a REAL NC Carolina BBQ joint on the ICW? I could use a fix.
    Georgetown used to have a BBQ shack with in walking distance that sold it by the pound and gave you a bag of potato rolls. Once you get north of Charleston not much point in running outside. You could make Southport but days are short and not a lot of places to duck in without local knowledge. the North Atlantic in the winter is not a good place to be trying to feel your way in a strange inlet in the dark. There is a good reason that area is known as the graveyard of the Atlantic. Gulf Stream is running hard right now you won’t be far enough offshore to Benifit from it but it sweeps all this garbage and debris from Cuba and South America and dumps it in that natural pocket that forms from Charleston to Southport. Unless your a glutton for punishment take the inside route and enjoy the ride.
    "DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR AND ONLY HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE" - BEN FRANKLIN




    Endless Summer
    1967 50c 12/71n DDA 525hp
    ex Miss Betsy
    owners:
    Howard P. Miller 1967-1974
    Richard F Hull 1974-1976
    Robert J. & R.Scott Smith 1976-present

  9. #9

    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Coinjock NC to Belle Haven VA on a good day is going to be tight.
    Only about 120 miles but:
    You will have a couple of very low bridges that are closed during rush hour traffic and after that do not open on demand (Centerville and North Landing swing bridges, hour and half hour only).
    You will have to lock through at Great Bridge VA. You can lose about an hour if you don't hit it just right.
    A lot of speed restricted / no wake zones from Great Bridge to just north of MM 0 on the ICW (that is about north past downtown Norfolk).
    Might want consider adding an extra day for that leg.
    Think about laying up for the night in Norfolk, Portsmouth or downtown Hampton VA.
    Tim
    1979 53' MY Hull #566
    KNOW PRESSURE
    Hampton, Virginia

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    Re: Hilton Head To Annapolis

    Great Bridge Bridge if you don't make the 6:00 am opening you are stuck until 9:00 am and if you don't make the 3:00 pm opening you are stuck until 6:00 pm and then you immediately go through the lock. Hard to make good time to Norfolk from there. There's a lot of no wake zones.
    Robert
    MANCHIONEAL
    1973 43DC #365
    Mattox Creek, VA

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