Name: Assateague Island National Seashore.
Location: Ten miles South of Ocean City, Maryland. Nearest small town, Berlin, Maryland.
Weather: See Ocean City, Maryland.
Chart
Fees: $10 entrance fee. Carcamping rates $20 per day. Remote campsites $5 per week. Significant reduction if over 62.
Ramp: Shallow sandy beach at Old Ferry Landing is fine for small boats. Larger boats at either [...]
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Assateague Island National Seashore
Small Trip to Big Lagoon
This hasn’t been the best summer for sailing, though it’s mostly my fault. I’ve been a little under the weather for much of the season, and then there have been various other modest catastrophes that have kept me off the water.
But last week I decided I was going, come hell or high water. [...]
Fort Walton Beach and Destin, Florida
Most of this article originally appeared in Small Craft Advisor.
Name: Fort Walton Beach/Destin, Florida.
In brief: One of the premier cruising areas along the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Where: Ramp at Liza Jackson Park. Map and Chart.
Ramp: Free, though nearby shallow flats may be unsuitable for deeper draft boats.
Weather at the base camp.
Northwest Florida has a [...]
Small Comforts
Among the pleasures of owning a little boat are the little improvements you can add from time to time to make the boat more useful, more comfortable, and/or more pleasant to sail.
I’ve added a couple of amenities to Slider recently. One is a new deck tent. I probably haven’t finished this one yet, [...]
Next boat speculation
I should be finishing up Slipper, my little 14′ cartop cat, but lately I’ve been spending too much time doodling up a new boat for the next project. I’m scratching away at a design for a 23.5 foot microcruiser, a trailerable cat with a 16 foot sailing beam and lots of sail. My [...]
Driftwood Campground, Cedar Island, NC
A great base camp for a cruise along the Outer Banks.
Name: Driftwood Campground, Cedar Island, NC
In brief: This private campground is a gateway to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Where: Driftwood Campground is on Cedar Island, southwest of Ocracoke Inlet. Map and Chart.
Fees: Camping fee: $16.00-20.00/night– water, electricity, and sewage hookups available.
Ramp: Free in [...]
