New YC In Charleston

[Bitter Gnat]

Rude, you thinks it's decaying in Bay area, you need to see some here in Texas. Sad. Several cities doing well: Austin and Seabrook. The rest, no so much.

At Rush Creek YC (near Dallas), we had over 40 individual sailboats out yesterday for Sunday fleet racing and a junior practice day. Usually get around 16-20 MC Scows and 6 IC24s out on a normal weekend. We also just sent a team to the Women's Winter Invitational at SDYC. We have a Flying Tiger about to hit the road for the St. Pete Nood. We have several J22 & J24 teams including the 2021 J22 World Champion gearing up for another circuit season. In a few months we are hosting the MC Scow Nationals. Expecting around a 100 boats for that. Next year we are hosting the Sunfish World Championship.

As one of your described "The Rest" in Texas we are happy with the way our sailing is going "so much".

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

Rude, you thinks it's decaying in Bay area, you need to see some here in Texas. Sad. Several cities doing well: Austin and Seabrook. The rest, no so much.

well, CSC, FWBC, DCYC, RCYC, & GSC will all disagree with you...

 

[PurpleOnion]

Well, I may be ignorant in how I see it and I’m not attempting racism, but I read a few studies over the past few years about which groups work together for the good of their community and others don’t. I’m glad your friend got away and is enjoying life.

You fell into the "they can't do that to our pledges, only we can do that to our pledges" trap. A policy employed by every group of humans on this planet.

 

[blurocketsmate]

I'm aware that the sport is shrinking, but racing activity in any given area comes and goes with generations of sailors. Newport Beach was always sort of a hotbed, but when I was in my 20s it was pretty dead for small boats. So I found myself racing mostly in San Diego or Long Beach.

South Carolina is one of the highest growth places in the US right now. Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg are hotbeds for the kinds of jobs and careers that sailors tend to come from. Hopefully a new YC is a sign that we are getting more sailors.

I wish I could convince some of my friends to swap one of their $10k bicycles for a boat. They might, if the whole thing - dealing with the boat, racing itself, and social scene - were as fun and hassle-free as cycling (or golf, pickleball, surfing, whatever).

 

[sunseeker]

I'm aware that the sport is shrinking, but racing activity in any given area comes and goes with generations of sailors. Newport Beach was always sort of a hotbed, but when I was in my 20s it was pretty dead for small boats. So I found myself racing mostly in San Diego or Long Beach.

South Carolina is one of the highest growth places in the US right now. Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg are hotbeds for the kinds of jobs and careers that sailors tend to come from. Hopefully a new YC is a sign that we are getting more sailors.

I wish I could convince some of my friends to swap one of their $10k bicycles for a boat. They might, if the whole thing - dealing with the boat, racing itself, and social scene - were as fun and hassle-free as cycling (or golf, pickleball, surfing, whatever).

Sadly, Newport Beach is now mostly a dead zone for racing. A decent fleet of Harbor 20’s, for those who like that. Otherwise, nothing like it was 20 years ago.

 

[EYESAILOR]

Hmmm, my 2 best friends growing up and sailing with were Jewish, my best friend in high school was black and I lived in the black neighborhood in Norfolk, VA, where life was wonderful. The best roommate I ever had was a guy in college in VA named Kirlunge from Haiti who needed a room.

I see your 2 Jewish friends and 1 black friend and I raise you.

I have 2 black friends, my dentist is Jewish and I spoke to an Asian girl at check out at the Stop and Shop on Friday.

 

[Semper_Windy]

Really saddened to hear so many have had bad experiences here in Charleston. I've only been here a few years, so don't claim to know how all the social circles work, but for my part I've not witnessed any overt racist remarks as others have. And only know the one yacht club that persists in restricting membership to men - good enough reason for us to look elsewhere.

I wonder if there has been a lot of change in the makeup? We got here just before the COVID refugees came pouring in from NYC, and now nearly everyone we meet is an "expat" looking for the same things we were: an ocean, a year-long sailing season, and a place where strangers will still stop and shoot the breeze.


And as some have mentioned above, there's a fantastic crop of motivated sailors coming out of the college and into the PHRF fleets! Just another year or two til I get my little one into the community sailing program and out there on the water.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

And only know the one yacht club that persists in restricting membership to men

there are at least two that restrict unmarried women from full membership. just about the only bad thing about the sailing scene on the harbor.

 

[Wess]

Really saddened to hear so many have had bad experiences here in Charleston.

Have had great experiences every time we have been to Charleston and we have been there a lot over the course of 30 some years. But to be fair it would be hard for the wife and I to name a place we don't like. Some folks find joy and the positive things in folks and places no matter where they are and others always hate and find fault wherever they go.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Some folks find joy and the positive things in folks and places no matter where they are and others always hate and find fault wherever they go.

Some folks are somehow able to enjoy something and yet still point out that there may be negative things about that something. And some folks are unable to read negative things about a place they like without clutching their pearls and attributing such sober analyses as 'hate and fault finding'.

 

[Snaggletooth]

does this mean the south won't rise again

It wille, yes, butte prolley be driven by yankee greede an monney, or foreigne monney.

 

[Kenny Dumas]

Clutching their pearls

 

[MR.CLEAN]

It wille, yes, butte prolley be driven by yankee greede an monney, or foreigne monney.

Part of the reason I moved down there was because my brother in law was involved in one of the Daniel Island development phases. He spent two years there, made his millions, and then fucked off back north

 

[RobbieB]

I'm aware that the sport is shrinking, but racing activity in any given area comes and goes with generations of sailors. Newport Beach was always sort of a hotbed, but when I was in my 20s it was pretty dead for small boats. So I found myself racing mostly in San Diego or Long Beach.

South Carolina is one of the highest growth places in the US right now. Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg are hotbeds for the kinds of jobs and careers that sailors tend to come from. Hopefully a new YC is a sign that we are getting more sailors.

I wish I could convince some of my friends to swap one of their $10k bicycles for a boat. They might, if the whole thing - dealing with the boat, racing itself, and social scene - were as fun and hassle-free as cycling (or golf, pickleball, surfing, whatever).

Access to water, launching, docking and general costs associated with coastal area living are huge barriers. Sailboats are not like an 18' center console power boat you can keep in your driveway and launch at the local ramps....

 

[MR.CLEAN]

Access to water, launching, docking and general costs associated with coastal area living are huge barriers. Sailboats are not like an 18' center console power boat you can keep in your driveway and launch at the local ramps....

Me and Mer sailed my old ass international 14 off several boat ramps in the area the first year we were there. We bent the rig sailing off the ramp next to Wappoo Cut when we got it stuck upside down in the rocks. Eventually ended up launching next to Hobcaw. 4 knots of side-on current is fun in a double trap skiff that falls over unless you're holding it up. We ended up donating it to JIYC, some kids have enjoyed it

 

[RobbieB]

just about the only bad thing about the sailing scene on the harbor.

I think some people, (especially out of towners) curse the current more during light air mark roundings....

 

[MR.CLEAN]

I think some people, (especially out of towners) curse the current more during light air mark roundings....

lol yeah but it's not current that's bad, it's their understanding of the current.

 

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I'm aware that the sport is shrinking, but racing activity in any given area comes and goes with generations of sailors. Newport Beach was always sort of a hotbed, but when I was in my 20s it was pretty dead for small boats. So I found myself racing mostly in San Diego or Long Beach.

South Carolina is one of the highest growth places in the US right now. Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg are hotbeds for the kinds of jobs and careers that sailors tend to come from. Hopefully a new YC is a sign that we are getting more sailors.

I wish I could convince some of my friends to swap one of their $10k bicycles for a boat. They might, if the whole thing - dealing with the boat, racing itself, and social scene - were as fun and hassle-free as cycling (or golf, pickleball, surfing, whatever).

I sure do hope that one day the sailboat racing scene can be as "fun" as cycling. lol. GTFOH

C'mon guys, golf is sooooo fun and hassle free! what can we do to make sailing more like GOLF!

 

[EYESAILOR]

But to be fair it would be hard for the wifey and I to name a place we don't like.

FIFY

 

[Snaggletooth]

FIFY

Thisse cornfusses me....