[Rhodes22-list] Sailing from Orient Pt (NY) to N Myrtle Beach (SC)

Tue Jan 25 17:32:28 EST 2011

HI Mike,
Great travelogue and trip report. One thing I like about the R22 is 
that it is nearly as good a powerboat as some of the small power 
micro-cruisers. It doesn't have quite the amenities but if you have 
wind, or even light air, it's also a great sailboat. We've stopped at 
the highway side of the NC visitors center and I've always thought 
that looks like a good trip in an R22.

Thanks for posting,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 05:21 PM 1/25/2011, you wrote:
>      I made the loop from Norfolk to Elizabeth City via the Dismal Swamp
>Canal and back via the Virginia Cut in 2009.  Great five day trip even if I
>did spend most of the time motoring.  The Rhodes with its shallow draft
>really is a great costal cruiser that is easy to single-hand.
>      When you get to the Southern Chesapeake, Yorktown offers free overnight
>docking at their town pier.  Several restaurants in sight of the pier.  An
>historic walkable town and worth the stopover.   During the summer on Friday
>nights they offer live music by the docks.
>      Next real anchorage going South is Mill Creek between Fort Monroe and
>the Hampton Bridge Tunnel.  You can use the Fort Monroe Marina if you have a
>military or govt ID.  The near by town of Hampton is also an option.  The
>town dock, which charges a small fee is located right next to the Crown
>Plaza Hotel and several restaurants.
>      Going up the Elizabeth River past Norfolk Naval Station there is a good
>marina at mile marker 0 of the ICW on the Portsmouth side.  There is a water
>shuttle that will take you form Portsmouth to Norfolk for $1.50 each way.
>  Go in the summer and you can take the water shuttle to a minor league ball
>game.  Need to plan on hitting the bridges on the Elizabeth river between 9
>and 3 as they do not open during rush hour.  Once under the high rise bridge
>you have a choice between the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Virginia Cut.  The
>Cut is quicker and deeper, but the canal is much more scenic with a 6 ft
>depth in the center.  The Canal has two locks; the Cut just one.  There is a
>small free public dock at the NC visitors center about 3/4 of the way thru
>the Dismal Swamp Canal.  From there it is an easy scenic run to the free
>town dock in Elizabeth City.  An added bonus of the Dismal Swamp canal is
>the black slightly acidic water will kill just about anything growing on
>your bottom.
>
>Mike Corley
>S/V Ranger
>Hampton Roads
>
>On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Chris Cowie 
><ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:
>
> > Mike:
> >
> > I have sailed from Annapolis MD to Camden Maine and back a few times with
> > various crew members on a thirty and forty foot boat.  The trip typically
> > took us about five days and nights sailing round the 
> clock.  Annapolis MD up
> > through the CD Canal, down the Delaware river (keep a keen lookout for
> > commercial traffic) out around cape may and a bee line for the end of long
> > island up through the cape cod canal then up the coast to Camden.  One trip
> > took us through NYC and Hells Gate.  Good paper charts and dead reckoning
> > along with digital maps are a good idea.  My trips were pre-gps and we used
> > loran along with the paper charts.  I haven't headed south of Norfolk yet
> > but am interested to learn what the ICW has to offer.  Good luck planning
> > your trip.
> >
> > Christopher P. Cowie
> >
> >
> > 4400 MacArthur Blvd, NW
> > Suite 300
> > Washington, DC  20007
> > 202.342.2711
> > 202.342.2691 fax
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> >
> > [ccowie at cowieassociates.com]
> > cowieassociates.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> > rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of BenCittadino
> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 7:34 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing from Orient Pt (NY) to N Myrtle Beach
> > (SC)
> >
> >
> > Mike ;
> >
> > I have crewed a 31' Hans Christian with a total of four people from
> > Annapolis to Keyport, NJ and can recommend a course from Sandy Hook, NJ
> > south about 1 mile off shore south to Cape May,NJ harbor, through the Cape
> > May canal to the Delaware Bay, up the bay to the Delaware-Chesapeake canal,
> > to the Chesapeake Bay and SE to Annapolis. That small part of the proposed
> > trip (in reverse) took 3 days with the Jersey coast taking nearly 24 hrs at
> > about 5 knots. It was worth the inshore protection to use the
> > Chesapeake-Delaware canal, but after Annapolis southbound I'd be clueless.
> >
> > We used a hand-held GPS but there are East coast maps easily obtainable in
> > a
> > bound chart book from Nauticalcharts.com.
> >
> > Perhaps someone else can fill in the Annapolis to North Myrtle Beach
> > section.
> >
> > A 4 section watch rotation was comfortable for me, but I'll bet the
> > Annapolis to Myrtle Beach stretch will take five or six days, especially
> > with the Gulf Stream so close to the shore near the Outer Banks of NC and
> > in
> > the wrong direction. Is he planning on coastal piloting or a big tack to
> > Bermuda and back??
> >
> > Later,
> >
> > BenC
> >
> >
> >
> > R22MikeW wrote:
> > >
> > > This question is pretty much above my pay grade.  Anyone have any
> > > experience or words of wisdom for Ed?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> > > Nissequogue River, NY
> > >   Supposed one was to sail a 28 foot blue water capable sailboat
> > >   from Orient Point, New York to North Myrtle Beach, South
> > >   Carolina, what would be the best way to go?
> > >
> > >   The proposed craft is 30 years old and except for sails, is
> > >   generally in good condition.  Boat and sails were used several
> > >   times this past summer in winds up to 30.
> > >
> > >   Supposed the trip could between now and June, when would you go?
> > >
> > >   How many would be needed to crew?
> > >
> > >   What maps would be needed?
> > >
> > >   Ed K
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