Sometimes our passion for boating needs a little rejuvenation. Think of the times when you’ve just completed a grueling passage or an arduous session in a boatyard. Or you just need a little break in your passage north or south. …
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The Rockville Regatta on Bohicket Creek south of Charleston, South Carolina is considered by many local sailors to be a rite of summer. Sailing into its 124th consecutive year, this nautical tradition began as a friendly competition over the summer …
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A dream has come true for a group of local sailing enthusiasts in Georgetown, S.C., as a newly created summer youth sailing camp begins its second year in June. Prompted by high school freshman Griffin Marteau’s quest for local youth …
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The Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week has become the largest U.S. multi-class regatta, and it’s still growing. Watch for a new set of competitors as Charleston Race Week adds a new class for multihulls and a new sponsor, Quantum Sail …
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Seaway Yachts, the Prius of yachts, is taking the U.S. by storm. Seaway’s Greenline 33 is their latest hybrid yacht, capable of running on diesel, electric and/or solar power, and using an innovative central control device. The yachts are built …
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You might wonder how two accomplished Minnesota sailors wound up in one of the swampier areas of South Carolina aboard a 42-foot Hatteras. The story is as interesting as Chuck and Claria Gorgen are. The Gorgens were serious small sailboat …
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Current boating logic says that introducing kids to the water early creates life-long boaters. If that’s true, Steve Potts, CEO and founder of Scout Boats, is a prime example. Not only did he like boating as a youngster but, as …
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Last fall I met a delightful Canadian couple on their first cruise in the U.S. Both in their mid 70’s, they had decided they were doing entirely too much sitting in their retirement. So they bought a boat and planned …
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August 28, 1928 was a big day in the history of Belhaven, North Carolina, as the tiny town celebrated the opening of the newest section of the Inland Coastal Waterway from Norfolk, VA to Beaufort Inlet, NC. The 22-mile dredged …
Read More »Charleston and Bermuda are both wonderful destinations, so what could be better than an offshore race between the two? The biennial Charleston to Bermuda Race sets sail May 15-17 covering 777 nautical miles to St. David’s Head in Bermuda. After …
Read More »Charleston Race Week, hosted and organized by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association, is rounding the buoys to rack up more new records April 18-21. Last year, 252 sailboats actually raced. As of the end of February, 250 boats – from …
Read More »Two years after Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in England, he asked his brother Warington to head up the first specialized branch of the Boy Scouting Association, declaring “There could be nothing better for a young boy than …
Read More »Editor’s Note: Last issue we took a look at the history of Beneteau, their factory in South Carolina and their popular sailboats in French Style for American Fun – The Beneteau Story. This month, we look at their powerboat strategy. …
Read More »Groupe Beneteau is a powerhouse in the world of boat building – the largest builder of production boats in the world, whether power or sail, and a big part of the company is a state of the art manufacturing facility …
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Some 25 years ago, Chuck Laughlin was building a marina in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Beneteau Yachts, a French sailboat manufacturer, was building a factory in Marion, S.C. “Hmm…,” thought Chuck, “I could fill the marina with their boats …
Read More »Charleston has earned itself a new moniker as the Sailing Capital of the South following the finale of the 2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. The most frequently heard accolades from the racers included “I was blown away by the …
Read More »City’s Race Week proves more popular than Key West The Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week continues to be one of the fastest growing regattas in the country. The race, now in its 16th year, is organized by the Charleston Ocean …
Read More »A t a time when most boat manufacturers have hunkered down, slowing production and waiting for the economy to show better signs of recovery, Tommy Hancock and Dale Martin have taken a major leap of faith. The two boating industry …
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