Charleston Race Week is an annual premier regatta for inshore and offshore racing sailboats 20′ – 70′ in length and is organized by the South Carolina Maritime Foundation and Charleston Ocean Racing Association. The 16th edition of this event, the fastest growing regatta on the east coast, will be held April 14-17, 2011, headquartered at [...]

The 30 strong Rolex Commodores’ Cup fleet shot off east down the Solent this morning with the wind and tide but under a grey rain-filled sky at the start of their high points scoring offshore race. The course for the 10 teams is full of zigzags taking them first out towards Selsey Bill while tonight [...]

MARINNO´s “EXTURN” for simple maneuvering Compact, practical, high-performance. MARINNO’s external bow and stern thruster “EXTURN” – an innovation combining functionality and luxury beyond any comparison. A well-known problem Since ever, bow thrusters have been a practical and popular steering aid to facilitate maneuvering in narrow ports or under difficult conditions. The purchase of a bow [...]

Manatees, sometimes referred to as sea cows and believed to be the origin of the mermaid myths, are believed to be making a comeback.  Though frequently seen in the warmer waters of Florida, Charleston does see its share of these marine mammals as well.  In the summer, manatees tend to migrate north from Florida, and [...]

The number of alligators has doubled since they were listed as a federal Endangered Species in the 1970s.  Our local population along the coast, coincidently, has more than doubled as well. The Department of Natural Resources, DNR, receives approximately 500 to 700 gator complaints per year, but roughly one out of five of the alligators [...]

Many people are aware of the world class fishing in the Gulfstream offshore from Charleston. Going out on those massive and expensive deep sea fishing boats, sitting in the fitting chair, and trolling through open ocean can be a blast. But it’s usually an all day excursion, you’re waking up at the crack of dawn [...]

I think it’s very likely that DNR, the Department of Natural Resources, will stop you at least once while on the water.  Well, the probability of being stopped, boarded, and checked by DNR is a lot more likely if you are perhaps a little bit younger looking, have many people on the boat, and look [...]

Running aground can not only damage your boat and engine, it can get you stuck for a very long time..  Know the tides.  As I became more confident in my boat and what it could do, I began exploring our local tidal creeks.  Finding the perfect fishing spot or scoping out a potential creek where one [...]

People often ask me, “is it not dangerous out there?” My standard respond to that is, statistically seen, it is far more dangerous to drive a car across the country than crossing the ocean in a sailboat. That being said, I know how statistics are generated and calculated. It does not do me any good [...]

Boat landings can be a dangerous place if you don’t know what you are doing and not paying attention. I usually like to put my 17 foot outboard in at Remley’s Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC. There are three ramps so a space usually becomes available soon even if it’s a busy weekend. I’ve never [...]