One decision made – the destination for the sail, a hammock south of the Bull Island public dock on Summerhouse Creek. The second decision – the course, as I headed out Anderson Creek toward Bulls Bay. The speed of the northeast wind had reached the predicted 14 -17 knots, so I took a peek out […]
Island in the Marsh Read More »
I included a chapter on hammocks in Tracing the Cape Romain Archipelago. These hammocks are “islands in the marsh”, small elevations of upland creating the environment for various botanical communities. By definition they must be less than 500 acres, and in SC over half are less than one acre. The following photo of a southbound
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This trip would be only the second launch of Kingfisher on the North Santee River at the Poleyard Landing, situated adjacent to the Highway 17 North bridge. The first was a long imagined sail – from the North Santee through the Inland Passage to Charleston Harbor and Remley’s Point Landing (see final chapter of Tracing
Low tide 8:03AM. Predicted winds SW 15-20 knots; 20 knots later. I arrive at the Romain Retreat landing at 10AM, and the breeze is solid already. A commercial fisherman is steaming in through Anderson Creek, and I recognize the homemade roof as a crabber I have seen the past two years in McClellanville. He turns
Pine Island hammocks Read More »
Low tide 5:30 PM. Predicted winds N 20-25 knots. I am heading out of Awendaw on Sunday morning toward McClellanville, and calling my friend Chris Crolley to share my sail plan. He also is heading north as we speak, but on Island Cat to take a charter, the Myrtle Beach Shell Club, to Raccoon Key.
Alligator Creek hammocks Read More »
