I did the ICW returning my boat from CRW in 2019.(Charleston to Beaufort+) While things may have changed for the better now, I found it not a matter of if I run aground but when and how often: Ran hard aground in the middle of the channel just north of the last bridge before Charleston. (The local TowboatUS referred to it as his 'honey hole'.) Also skimmed the bottom near a few inlets where the official advice is that because of constant shoaling, tidal currents, etc. the markers are more like suggestions! In addition, I misread a local dredge's floating marks (and failed to reach him on his working channel) and ran hard aground again, waiting ~ 3 hours for the tide and TowboatUS to float us free. I was not paying much attention to the local tides but I would be astonished if an 8 ft draft boat could do this portion of the ICW without running aground hard and often! I have done few off-shore runs but after this ICW experience, I am not sure which would be more nerve-wracking--facing the real ocean or the so-called ICW! Charlie Nelson1995 C&C 36 XL/kcbWater Phantom(draft ~ 5' with board up)
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Monday, March 22, 2021, 2:32 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Good to know! If only there was a deep water inlet between the two! On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:59 AM Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I've carried 8’ from Beaufort, NC to Norfolk several times recently. Farther South might be a challenge.Andy Andrew Burton26 Beacon HillNewport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/+401 965-5260 On Mar 22, 2021, at 11:41, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I'd be more worried about water draft than air draft in the ICW with a fixed keel boat. Andy, I know its a tough job ... Besides, too cold to sail in Newport. Joel On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:36 AM Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I think the tall rig on the 40 is fine for the ICW. I loved that boat. She gave me few excuses to use the engine, even in light airs if I looked at her sideways she was doing 5 knots. And she'd point like Babe Ruth predicting a home run. Heading home from Cuttyhunk was always lovely; we'd head down the rhumb line for R2A with sheets just a little eased and we'd watch all the Benecatahunts fade off to leeward into the Sakonnet River and eventually start motoring. The 40 combines performance and beauty to an extent not seen on many other boats. It’s my favorite C&C! Andy(Stuck in the Bahamas with clients far away from my own boat) Andrew Burton26 Beacon HillNewport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/+401 965-5260 On Mar 22, 2021, at 10:47, Robert Boyer via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Tall rigs will give you fits if you ever travel down the ICW. Bob Bob Boyers/v Rainy DaysC&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230)(Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay)blog: dainyrays.blogspot.comemail: dainyr...@icloud.com Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu -- Joel Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu -- Joel Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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