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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 09:43:14 EST
On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 09:02:24 -0500, you wrote:
>There is limited space for anchoring out northeast of Charleston near Mt
>Pleasant. Most of the anchorages have a long run by dingy to get to a
>dock. Lots of marsh creeks with limited access. I've overnighted in a
>couple of the creeks, but I would not recommend them for extended stays --
>too inaccessable.
>
I would second what Larry says. A friend tried to go out an anchor
somewhere overnight near Charleston. THe tide went down and they
discovered that they were aground, and as it went farther down the
boat lay down in the mud. Big tides in that area. The first year we
went down, we heard over and over about people that were aground and
were having to wait for the tide to come up to get off. Saw some of
them that had strayed off the channel too.
>There is a large mooring field along the Ashley River south shore opposite
>City Marina. It is managed by the marina and should be indicated on the
>charts. I understand they can accomodate dingys from the mooring field.
>The other anchorage between City Marina and the
>Coast Guard station is too shallow for most boats. If you consider
>anchoring there, I would wait for low tide so you can determine how much
>room you have to work with between your draft and the channel. The channel
>going under the bridge is narrow -- City Marina on one side and the mooring
>field on the other. Lots of traffic and the current can be tricky.
>
>There is also an area used for anchorage opposite Ashley Marina, but they
>are not set up to handle dingy traffic.
I've also seen people anchored behind the island in Elliot's Cut just
past the Wappoo Creek Bridge, but it wouldn't be close to Mt.
Pleasant. There's also an anchorage up by Goat Island I think, but I
wouldn't try it myself. And it's not really close to Mt Pleasant.
>City Marina to Mt. Pleasant is, at most, 15 minutes by car in off-peak
>hours. During the exodus from downtown the bridges can take you half an
>hour or more.
>
>You could contact Shem Creek Marina in Mt. Pleasant at 884-3211. Lots of
>shrimp boat traffic and a shallow entrance. Not much in the way of
>anchorages in this area though, the entrance is right near the shipping
>channel.
>
>Toler's Cove at 881-0325 is another possibility in the Mt. Pleasant area.
>Not much in the way of anchorages there either.
>
>>
>> Larry....will be in the area 1st week of Mar for about 2 weeks. Is there
>> anywhere to anchor. Would prefer being close to Mt. Pleasant.
Why do you want to be close to Mt. Pleasant?
Charleston Harbor Marina has weekly rates which aren't too bad.
When we go to Charleston we are usually visiting our son who lives in
Summerville. The Ashley River bridge being only 55 feet is a BIT PITA
because that would be ideal. We've stayed at Charleston Harbor
Marina, Buzzard's Roost, Isle of Palms, and Charleston Maritime
Center.
Charleston Maritime Center has a weekly rate and a discount for Boat
US members, and is right on the CARTA bus route. I don't know if you
could dinghy over to Mt. Pleasant or not - it is right across the
river. Maybe if you had a dinghy like White Rabbit you could manage
it.
grandma Rosalie
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