Close destinations near southern California
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lots of neat places near mobile. If you trailer ur boat, it can be launched near any of the four yacht clubs in the bay. 2 on the west side and 2 on the east side. Not sure if there is a boat launch ramp on Dauphin island. My favorite on the east side is Fairhope YC. Can’t beat the view from a high bluff overlooking the bay. From there sail south to Dauphin Island then you decide if u want to go east to P’cola/Destin or go west to the other barrier islands. Plenty of marinas to duck into either direction if the weather gets bad.
now if you’re close to the Tenn Tom and don’t want to trailer then take your boat down it to mobile. Great trip. I did this from Huntsville in the late 80s. Had a great time.
Things I wish I had been doing all along... About to be 50. Bodies breaking down, I just threw my life into the wind chasing pipe dreams. Thought I wanted to be a rockstar.
Thnx @jmce1587
I’m in Montgomery , and yes I trailer. That sounds like a great May trip. I’ll have to start scouting out some options.
I'm pretty sure Dauphin Island has a boat ramp. We spent time there to get a friend's S&S repaired after our anchor rode parted during a storm and we went aground on a shoal in the middle of the bay. Full scale boatworks. This was back when the first Rocky movie came out. It could have changed, but boating was pretty big there, back then. The shallows were filled with skiffs and john boats all raking oysters. They launch from somewhere.
-Will (Dragonfly)
I would have guessed part of the gin pole set up for raising/lowering the mast.
Greg
Jim, thanks for sending over. Last time I was on Dauphin Island was April 2005 for DI race. Katrina hit in August so I wasn’t sure what’s been rebuilt. Is there a marina on DI for transient slips? I plan on visiting that area by boat later this year.
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Yes there is a marina that offers transient slips, but For 28 ft and up. Can't tell you anything first hand about it either way. Never seen it, and since I'm under 28 ft, not likely to...
Seventy Bucks
for one night in April? Is that typical of transient prices?
-Will (Dragonfly)
for one night in April? Is that typical of transient prices?-Will (Dragonfly)
Great place to be if you hate people. How's the freeway?
A lot better than in the 80s! And to your comment HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LOL LOL LOL HAHAHAHA LOLOLOL RIGHT?!
Hi does anyone out there have experience with cellular coverage in the Channel Islands?. I’ve heard Verizon is sometimes working but would appreciate some real world feedback. Thank you
I haven’t been keeping detailed notes but with Verizon I do get cell service at Little Scorpion Anchorage at Santa Cruz Island, at least for texting. It can be spotty, however. We were there last in September. With my old Tracfone I could send and receive text messages from there as well to the surprise of many. My wife’s T-Mobile service is not good in the anchorages; although Sprint did work. Might have something to do with the phones; LG then versus Galaxy now.
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