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Beaufort SC in a Whaler from the AIWW
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| Author | Topic: Beaufort SC in a Whaler from the AIWW |
| dnh |
posted 05-05-2009 08:57 AM ET (US)  
I took my 21 Outrage from Charleston SC to Beaufort SC on the AIWW last Saturday. It was perfect weather. Its really a great trip (about 75 miles from where I keep the boat on Isle of Palms SC), and downtown Beaufort is a good destination. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00123.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00124.jpg We tied up at the Downtown Marina, which is right on the waterfront. My slip was literally the closest one to the pier. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00059.jpg
There was a festival going on, "taste of Beaufort" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00067.jpg We spent the day at a few sandbars before tying up for the evening and heading out to dinner. The next morning I ran back to Charleston. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00129 I ran about 38-40mph most of the way. Thats about 4300-4700 rpm. The 21 Outrage really handles that trip well, as there are a few places such as St. Helana Sound that can get a bit rough. I put 45 gallons of gas in the boat (it had about 15) before I left. There was a group of Sea Rays refueling on Sunday and I didn't feel like waiting in line. I looked at the gas guage and realized I did not need any gas. Made it back to Charleston and still have two bars. I think the weekend added a few years back onto my life that daily stress had whittled away. Anyway, if any of you are ever in that area, its a great place to spend a night. Plenty of rooms, shops, and restaurants all in walking distance of marina and a great waterfront park. The marina also has a ramp and you could easily tow a Whaler there and launch it. Sorry I did not take more pictures. Took these with my phone while crusing so the quality is not the best. Hope that they help paint a picture of a fun weekend anyway. |
| dnh |
posted 05-05-2009 08:59 AM ET (US)
I mislinked to two of the pics, here they are: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00129.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/dnh2/Beaufort/IMG00130.jpg |
| sapple |
posted 05-05-2009 12:46 PM ET (US)
Hey dnh, We plan to do that trip in June. I read that there is some pretty low water going through some of the cuts around markers 110 and 183. Did you run into any low water or shoaling problems on your trip? |
| jimh |
posted 05-05-2009 01:14 PM ET (US)
I know everyone calls the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway the "ICW" but its official acronym is the AIWW: |
| David Jenkins |
posted 05-05-2009 01:35 PM ET (US)
52.4 miles per hour! |
| dnh |
posted 05-05-2009 05:30 PM ET (US)
I ran the trip it seemed around dead low both days. I had no shoaling problems but only have a 21 foot boat. I will say that a few of the markers are actually out of the water at low tide as in on a shoal, particulary just before Edisto Beach. But I think the worst part of the entire ICW, okay, AIWW [honestly dont think anyone would know what that meant except jimh ;)] I have been on is in Charleston between the Isle of Palms bridge and the Sullivan's Island bridge. Not a weekend goes by that I do not see people get stuck on it. Its awful. Cruisers, barges, etc. The trip to Beaufort has great depth most of the way, even in the cuts. |
| frostbite |
posted 05-05-2009 10:05 PM ET (US)
The AIWW is part of the ICW. I took a vessel with 9 feet of draft from Charleston to Norfolk. It was an interesting trip. |
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