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Nereussailor

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Mar 22, 2004
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We did that section in mid November, and it was quite a ride. Winds were out of the SE at 25kts. We also did the inlet to Charleston Harbor at night. I was glad that I was with someone that did it before or it would have been a really rough ride. If I remember it right, it was a two day run from Beaufort, NC to Charleston SC.

Dave S
 
Jim Seamans

Jim Seamans

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Mar 21, 2004
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Hunter 356 Cobb Island, MD
I'll keep you in mind. Not sure when we will be down in that area. Leaving Potomac River around Oct 15-17 headed south. We are in no hurry and have no plan other to be way south for the winter.
 
Buck420

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Apr 22, 2001
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Hunter 420 Norfolk, VA
Jim Seamans said:
I'll keep you in mind. Not sure when we will be down in that area. Leaving Potomac River around Oct 15-17 headed south. We are in no hurry and have no plan other to be way south for the winter.
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Jim,

We're planning to leave Norfolk on Mon, 10/18.. it would be nice to say hi to you somewhere along the way.
My e-mail address is sail420lat@yahoo.com if you would like to e-mail me when y'all are coming thru Norfolk...

Buck
 
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rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Evil Grin

Well my boat is way too small to keep up with y'all but if someone needs a crew member:D
 
Buck420

Buck420

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Apr 22, 2001
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Hunter 420 Norfolk, VA
rgranger said:
Well my boat is way too small to keep up with y'all but if someone needs a crew member:D
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Come'on Evil,

Trailer that Mac to Beaufort. If the conditions are calm enough, and you carry enough gas, you can crank up that big OB, and be in Charleston by happy hour of the FIRST day. (Of course, to be a sailboat, you must fly, at least, a small reefed jib, as you "motor sail" at 20kts).
You'd get "line honors" and probably be the only Mac to ever compete in (and win) an offshore cruising rally.

Or, if something happens, you'd (hopefully) have the "cavalry" ... uh, the rest of us ... eventually coming to your rescue.
And then, there's always the Coast Guard who might just do a near shore SAR for you. Think of it, even 'worse case scenario', you'd get a helicopter ride, make the news, and (maybe) be able to collect on your boat insurance....
And then, the book ... the possibilities are endless.
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Buck420 said:
Come'on Evil,

Trailer that Mac to Beaufort. If the conditions are calm enough, and you carry enough gas, you can crank up that big OB, and be in Charleston by happy hour of the FIRST day.
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And then, the book ... the possibilities are endless.
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Thanks for the encouragement but I doubt coming to my rescue is what anyone would really want out of this trip.. I did meet a guy recently who claims he took his Mac V21 to Bermuda.

I think he was lying. :Liar: He claims to have only had a sextant but he did not seem like the type of guy who could use one.... missing teeth etc.
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
rgranger said:
Thanks for the encouragement but I doubt coming to my rescue is what anyone would really want out of this trip.. I did meet a guy recently who claims he took his Mac V21 to Bermuda.

I think he was lying. :Liar: He claims to have only had a sextant but he did not seem like the type of guy who could use one.... missing teeth etc.
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You need a sextant, a watch, an almanac, sight reduction tables or a programed calculator, paper charts, dividers, parallel rules, plotting sheets and the knowledge to use them. But you don't need teeth.
 
rgranger

rgranger

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Jan 19, 2010
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Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Ross said:
You need a sextant, a watch, an almanac, sight reduction tables or a programed calculator, paper charts, dividers, parallel rules, plotting sheets and the knowledge to use them. But you don't need teeth.
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True nuff.

It was his "knowledge" and truthfulness that is suspect here.
 
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Todd Smith

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Dec 4, 2008
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Other people's boats - Milford, CT
Ross said:
As I recall there is a long jetty on the north side of Charleston harbor entrance that extends quite some distance out to sea and is marked at the outer end by a navaid. people have died by not knowing this and trying to short cut into Charleston Harbor. It is not recommended for strangers to approach charleston Harbor at night for the first visit.
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My first visit to Charleston was at night after a 5 day delivery trip from the Chesapeake bay. The harbor entrance is well marked and the jetty is well charted. I would believe that any competent and prudent sailor could safely enter the harbor at night, because such a sailor would check the charts carefully.
 
Ross

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
rgranger said:
True nuff.

It was his "knowledge" and truthfulness that is suspect here.
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Some people can't even talk a good game. My total knowledge of Charleston harbor is from what I have read in print and on the charts. I have visited Chareston a few times but never by boat.
 
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