New YC In Charleston

[RobbieB]

Who hears of NEW YC's popping up these days? Charleston has one. The Daniel Island Yacht Club. Complete with new and very nicely appointed full service Clubhouse, dock, moorings, a launch to get you to/from the mooring, a SWEET 35-40ish foot Sabre Trawler for RC work and general, "spectating" platform for members, Club Director, Sailing Director, a fleet of 420's and Open Bic's. Looks like their first event is going to be the Shields Nationals the week before Charleston Race Week. Apparently, someone decided they needed a YC and got it going from the ground up with private funds. Pretty cool.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

10+ years ago the concept Daniel Island Master Plan had a proposed YC on it. This was when DI was largely still dirt. Glad it's coming to fruition. They gonna allow single women to join?

 

[FlyingCircus2]

That's pretty cool - it looks crazy expensive to make a new club. How did they pull it off?

 

[BrightAyes]

10+ years ago the concept Daniel Island Master Plan had a proposed YC on it. This was when DI was largely still dirt. Glad it's coming to fruition. They gonna allow single women to join?

As a happily married father...why would you ask? lol

 

['Bacco]

They gonna allow single women to join?

Where da white women at?!

 

[MR.CLEAN]

As a happily married father...why would you ask? lol

'cause most of the clubs in CHS don't, and it was a bone of contention for me when I lived there. As nice as Charleston is, it's still the goddamned south.

 

[Snaggletooth]

As nice as Charleston is, it's still the goddamned south.

Thast a wide brushe you paintteng with Bubba..... you gotta prolbem withe Chucktowne or peopel you mette theire, spitte it oute. An dointe thick you no 'the southe' because of youre viewe oute of that narrowe windowe.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Thast a wide brushe you paintteng with Bubba..... you gotta prolbem withe Chucktowne or peopel you mette theire, spitte it oute. An dointe thick you no 'the southe' because of youre viewe oute of that narrowe windowe.

I lived there for three years and still have some of my closest friends there - in fact we will be there in two weeks to spend some time on the Bohicket. It was the most modern city I've spent any time in where educated and successful people regularly use the N word in public. The backwardsness and the bugs are the reason we left. It ain't like its a secret.

 

[Alaris]

I lived there for three years and still have some of my closest friends there - in fact we will be there in two weeks to spend some time on the Bohicket. It was the most modern city I've spent any time in where educated and successful people regularly use the N word in public. The backwardsness and the bugs are the reason we left. It ain't like its a secret.

what he said ^

 

[BrightAyes]

Bugs? What bugs? Standing on the banks of the Nuese river in shorts only packing up the boat on a sweaty steamy afternoon and all of a sudden, at once, a million bites from no-see-ums? Dem bugs??

 

[Snaggletooth]

The backwardsness and the bugs are the reason we left. It ain't like its a secret.

Thack you, a bettere moire directe critisisem.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Bugs? What bugs? Standing on the banks of the Nuese river in shorts only packing up the boat on a sweaty steamy afternoon and all of a sudden, at once, a million bites from no-see-ums? Dem bugs??

We got some no-see-um spray from the old guy at ChYC, Emmet. They didn't bug us too much after that, and everywhere has mosquitos, even here in the New England mountains. Not even the 'palmetto bugs', which is what rednecks call cockroaches, were that big a deal. But when the fire ants sent Mer to the ER in anaphylactic shock while I was in the middle of livestreaming the Great Texas 300, the die was cast.

 

[RobbieB]

We got some no-see-um spray from the old guy at ChYC, Emmet. They didn't bug us too much after that, and everywhere has mosquitos, even here in the New England mountains. Not even the 'palmetto bugs', which is what rednecks call cockroaches, were that big a deal. But when the fire ants sent Mer to the ER in anaphylactic shock while I was in the middle of livestreaming the Great Texas 300, the die was cast.

Emmett was one of my dad's best friends and he our boat while I proposed to my wife. So, he healed you of the Charleston "wave". Not sure on the women thing. Think it won't be a problem. Apparently, the club was started, funded by a wealthy family from up north, (Damn Yankees). Of the 5 clubs in the Harbor only 1 openly discriminates against women. The other does it privately. The rest are "with the times" as it were. Doesn't make the situation any less un-cool though....

 

[MR.CLEAN]

You know I love the place Robbie, it is truly special. A lot of the inhabitants though...

Emmet was a class act. Always had time to help anyone, and insult you at the same time.

Do you know the name of the YC founders?

 

[Steam Flyer]

'cause most of the clubs in CHS don't, and it was a bone of contention for me when I lived there. As nice as Charleston is, it's still the goddamned south.

Charleston is the Japan of the South... they eat rice and worship their ancestors.

 

[Proneshooter]

How many Charlestonians does it take to change a light bulb? Six, one to change the bulb and five to talk about how wonderful the old one was.
Most of the times I hear the N Word it is someone from up north trying to show their southern side. When I hear it I object to the term and point out the correct pronunciation. I lost a front tooth sixty years ago correcting three red necks. I might have been ahead of the times.

 

[Snaggletooth]

Most of the times I hear the N Word it is someone from up north trying to show their southern side. When I hear it I object to the term and point out the correct pronunciation.

I hessitatte to believe thisse...............

 

[EYESAILOR]

I hessitatte to believe thisse...............

I thicke theere is sum confussion over witch N word?

North is not used in politte convertssation in Chucktown,

 

[Snaggletooth]

I thicke theere is sum confussion over witch N word?

North is not used in politte convertssation in Chucktown,

You juste gotte interesteng..........

 

[Steam Flyer]

Most of the times I hear the N Word it is someone from up north trying to show their southern side. When I hear it I object to the term and point out the correct pronunciation.

I hessitatte to believe thisse...............

Easily possible IMHO. I haven't heard anybody use the 'N' word in years but then I don't hang out with peckerwoods much. I grew up in the rural South (not near Charleston) and way back when it was every day use although not so much in my family. It's been in decline for a long time but there was a brief resurgence, in certain circles, after Obama was elected.