Several thoughts & choices...
Paul, the guides are on the boat but here are several thoughts that come to mind... Savannah: You can't really place the boat near the city and so must be content with putting it down the river a ways. The winding channels, heavy ship traffic in the river and distance to the ocean don't IMO make this a good location for a sailboat, altho' there are lots of side trips to enjoy while motoring. Just south of Palmer Johnson, to port as you are going south on the ICW, is a nice marina that gets good reviews from cruising & local folks - I'm sure the Waterway Guide will ID it for you. Hilton Head is of course the home of many a mega-millionaire and much of the boating scene is priced accordingly. We aren't experts on the area but noticed a number of alternatives along Broad Creek, which is a pretty, winding estuary that eventually delivers one to Shelter Cove Marina, a very protected, floating docks development that's convenient to both a shopping mall and strip mall with excellent grocery - but where all that development is not apparent from the water. And you just have to like all those bike paths that allow you to get almost anywhere! One fellow we know is avoiding the costs of dockage by using one of the moorings by the bridge, about half way up Broad Creek - that's a whole different experience, but perhaps a necessary one unless you have the funds for more conventional dockage there. Were I you, I'd be sure to check Zydler's new guide book on the area. Good luck! Jack
