We are planning our first trailer trip. We have had our boat in a slip all year on a smaller lake. We were looking for a nice place to go in Tennessee and maybe stay for a week?. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Tennessee sailing
Please disregard the New Orleans home port. I lived in Tennessee 18 years or so. My first suggestion would be Kentucky Lake in northwest part of state. It part of the Tennessee Valley Authority and gives you a lot of water to investigate. It is also gives you access to land between the lakes. The TVA lakes from Chattanooga north are good also, Watts Bar being a significant stretch. Smaller, very pretty is Cherokee lake north of Knoxville. To be really far in the mountians with not much room for tacking, try either Holston or Watauga lakes in upper east part of the state. I've seen posting from a Hunter owner who gives his home port as Cherokee Lake but I can't recall his name.
Please disregard the New Orleans home port. I lived in Tennessee 18 years or so. My first suggestion would be Kentucky Lake in northwest part of state. It part of the Tennessee Valley Authority and gives you a lot of water to investigate. It is also gives you access to land between the lakes. The TVA lakes from Chattanooga north are good also, Watts Bar being a significant stretch. Smaller, very pretty is Cherokee lake north of Knoxville. To be really far in the mountians with not much room for tacking, try either Holston or Watauga lakes in upper east part of the state. I've seen posting from a Hunter owner who gives his home port as Cherokee Lake but I can't recall his name.
go Tenn-a- seeing
Check out http://www.lighthouselanding.com/ Hunter dealer near Paducah, KY on Kentucky Lake. Nice place to dock for the night, or even rent a cabin for a hot shower. Neat restaurant across the street-I think its called Patti's 1880 establishment. Also check out Pickwick Landing further south. The Tennessee River can take you lots of places if you want to go through the locks.
Check out http://www.lighthouselanding.com/ Hunter dealer near Paducah, KY on Kentucky Lake. Nice place to dock for the night, or even rent a cabin for a hot shower. Neat restaurant across the street-I think its called Patti's 1880 establishment. Also check out Pickwick Landing further south. The Tennessee River can take you lots of places if you want to go through the locks.
Thanks
Thanks Andy and Marv, Its great to have this venue to get information, makes me glad I own a Hunter. I have ask several other questions and the responses have been wonderful. Thanks again
Thanks Andy and Marv, Its great to have this venue to get information, makes me glad I own a Hunter. I have ask several other questions and the responses have been wonderful. Thanks again
Another vote for Kentucky Lakes
I agree with the others on Kentucky Lakes. I have never sailed the lake, but it is very long and a great sailing lake, I am told. I stopped by the Hunter dealer at Lighthouse Landing and the facilities are terrific. Good highways to get you there, as well. It is two to three exits EAST of Paducca, KY on I-24. Very pretty country and a good retirement area. I just drove by it last week. We sail on Lake Stockton, MO, a 25,000 acre Corp lake in southwestern Missouri. Very pretty shoreline, all natural, no docks, homes or businesses on the lake. Two marinas. Very clean water and good wind most of the time. I am told that there was a writeup in "Sailing Magazine" in the September issue and Stockton was rated as one of the Top 10 fresh water sailing lakes in the country. You might be interested in seeing the other nine, also. If you are intested in visiting Stockton, please email me at wferrel@earthlink.net and I will be happy to guide you for best facilities. There are some terrific camping sites and modest cabins at Orleans Trail Marina in the town of Stockton. Good marina there, also. Stockton has over 300 sail boats permanently slipped or mored on the lake, plus the trailers. But, for all of that, Stockton is one of the most UNDER utilized lakes I have ever seen. Wide open and little congestion --- and great people. Good sailing, Wynn Ferrel S/V Tranquility
I agree with the others on Kentucky Lakes. I have never sailed the lake, but it is very long and a great sailing lake, I am told. I stopped by the Hunter dealer at Lighthouse Landing and the facilities are terrific. Good highways to get you there, as well. It is two to three exits EAST of Paducca, KY on I-24. Very pretty country and a good retirement area. I just drove by it last week. We sail on Lake Stockton, MO, a 25,000 acre Corp lake in southwestern Missouri. Very pretty shoreline, all natural, no docks, homes or businesses on the lake. Two marinas. Very clean water and good wind most of the time. I am told that there was a writeup in "Sailing Magazine" in the September issue and Stockton was rated as one of the Top 10 fresh water sailing lakes in the country. You might be interested in seeing the other nine, also. If you are intested in visiting Stockton, please email me at wferrel@earthlink.net and I will be happy to guide you for best facilities. There are some terrific camping sites and modest cabins at Orleans Trail Marina in the town of Stockton. Good marina there, also. Stockton has over 300 sail boats permanently slipped or mored on the lake, plus the trailers. But, for all of that, Stockton is one of the most UNDER utilized lakes I have ever seen. Wide open and little congestion --- and great people. Good sailing, Wynn Ferrel S/V Tranquility
LBL
Steve, For a week of cruising and sailing, I agree that the Land Between the Lakes is probably your best bet. http://www.kentuckylake.com/ This is a huge area with many good marinas and lots of shoreline and coves for anchoring. I've seen parts of it but not sailed there. Cherokee Lake is the best sailing lake in East Tennessee but its smaller in size and not as many places to explore. Thought the lake is probably 35-40 miles long, the best sailing is in the first 15 miles or so from the dam eastward. Our sailing club is across the lake from the dam and its great for daysailing, racing or a weekend. http://members.tripod.com/~cslc/index.html The upper part of the lake follows the curves of the old river channel and there are stretches where you would be sometimes blanketed from the winds but there are many nice coves and islands. Percy Priest near Nashville is another good sailing lake. http://ppyc.org/ This site will lead you to info on all the TVA lakes in TN: http://knoxvilletennessee.com/lakes.html All in all, I think your best choice would be Kentucky Lake. I think it should have been named Tennessee Lake!
HTH Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"
Steve, For a week of cruising and sailing, I agree that the Land Between the Lakes is probably your best bet. http://www.kentuckylake.com/ This is a huge area with many good marinas and lots of shoreline and coves for anchoring. I've seen parts of it but not sailed there. Cherokee Lake is the best sailing lake in East Tennessee but its smaller in size and not as many places to explore. Thought the lake is probably 35-40 miles long, the best sailing is in the first 15 miles or so from the dam eastward. Our sailing club is across the lake from the dam and its great for daysailing, racing or a weekend. http://members.tripod.com/~cslc/index.html The upper part of the lake follows the curves of the old river channel and there are stretches where you would be sometimes blanketed from the winds but there are many nice coves and islands. Percy Priest near Nashville is another good sailing lake. http://ppyc.org/ This site will lead you to info on all the TVA lakes in TN: http://knoxvilletennessee.com/lakes.html All in all, I think your best choice would be Kentucky Lake. I think it should have been named Tennessee Lake!
HTH Dick Vance H-25.5 "Honey Bear"Launch at Lighthouse Landing
Steve, My wife and I chartered a Hunter out of Lighthouse Landing about 5 years ago and spent a week on Kentucky lake - all within 10 miles of the marina. Lots of great coves to anchor in overnight. There is a public boatlaunch ramp at LL. It would be a good place to launch and leave your trailer. The lake runs N-S and the winds are generally out of the West so you can often beam reach up and down the lake. Let us know how you enjoy it if you go. Regards, Jerry
Steve, My wife and I chartered a Hunter out of Lighthouse Landing about 5 years ago and spent a week on Kentucky lake - all within 10 miles of the marina. Lots of great coves to anchor in overnight. There is a public boatlaunch ramp at LL. It would be a good place to launch and leave your trailer. The lake runs N-S and the winds are generally out of the West so you can often beam reach up and down the lake. Let us know how you enjoy it if you go. Regards, Jerry
Kentucky Lake it is
Thanks again for all the help looks like it will be Kentucky Lake. I even like having a motel close to the lake the boat will probably get smaller the longer you stay out. Its closer for us around 300 miles. Thanks Steve & Eileen s/v TILT (wife's name is I-lean) I wanted to name it "Blomee" but she won.
Thanks again for all the help looks like it will be Kentucky Lake. I even like having a motel close to the lake the boat will probably get smaller the longer you stay out. Its closer for us around 300 miles. Thanks Steve & Eileen s/v TILT (wife's name is I-lean) I wanted to name it "Blomee" but she won.
Tennessee SAilin
Steve, We're from Evansville and do a lot of sailing down there. Just bought an H26. Hope to have it launched next week. We do a lot of dinghy sailing on Barkley which is shallower than Kentucky. I agree with all the comments about that area. Great facilities at Lighthouse Landing. Let me know when you are going. Would like to meet another Hoosier sailor. Email me at phh51@aol.com I can give you a better run down of things to do while you are there.
Steve, We're from Evansville and do a lot of sailing down there. Just bought an H26. Hope to have it launched next week. We do a lot of dinghy sailing on Barkley which is shallower than Kentucky. I agree with all the comments about that area. Great facilities at Lighthouse Landing. Let me know when you are going. Would like to meet another Hoosier sailor. Email me at phh51@aol.com I can give you a better run down of things to do while you are there.
Cruising Guide
Steve...There is a cruisng guide for the Tennessee River. I bought mine off the web from Bluewater Books & Charts. As soon as I finish exploring Wheeler Lake in Alabama, I too will trailer to Kentucky.
Steve...There is a cruisng guide for the Tennessee River. I bought mine off the web from Bluewater Books & Charts. As soon as I finish exploring Wheeler Lake in Alabama, I too will trailer to Kentucky.
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