Waccamaw River, SC to Southport, NC August 26-27



Golfers, not Skiers

One Way to Get High Lines

There was not a ripple on the glassy surface of the Waccamaw River as we weighed anchor around 0700 and moved north, leaving the river and entering the ICW cut by 0715.  We passed the Socastee Bridge at 0740, and our next unique site was a tram crossing high above the waterway.  There are over 120 golf courses in the area through which we were passing, and there is actually a tram (like ski lifts) with cars that carry golfers from one side of the ICW to the other.  We passed several more bridges, and navigated through a narrow path of several miles lined with rock bottom and sides called “the rock pile”.  At 1055 we entered North Carolina, and crossed by a couple of small inlets from the ocean with significant shoaling.  By 1430 we reached Southport, NC at the Cape Fear inlet, and docked at Southport Marina.  

Southport, NC Marina

Southport Marina

Southport, NC

Southport, NC

Southport, NC

We toured Southport, seeing both of their traffic lights, many historic homes, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum, which was really quite impressive.

Fishy, Fishy   Southport, NC