After an awesome 4 days of Tall Ships in Charleston’s harbor, if you still can’t get enough of these majestic vessels, you can take a ride on local favorite, The Schooner Pride, this Saturday, July 4th.

The Schooner Pride will be departing from the Aquarium Wharf at 360 Concord Street – to the left of the S.C. Aquarium – on July 4th at 7:00 PM and returning at 9:00. If the Patriot’s Point fireworks haven’t started yet, guests will be able to stay on board and watch from the dock – about the best seat you can get for this amazing show!

Tickets are only $42 per person and reservations are strongly recommended. They only have 49 seats available, and like always, it will be sold out!   Read more...

The Shem Creek Inn has teamed up with Nature Adventures Kayak Outfitters to offer the “Sunset Champagne Paddle Escape” package, valid on stays through Aug. 30.

Guests can enjoy long-stem roses and champagne & chocolates on arrival and look forward to a luxurious bubble bath right here on Shem Creek.

Also included is a $25 dining credit for the inn’s Water’s Edge Restaurant and a Sunset Kayak Paddle for two to Crab Bank Island with a master naturalist kayak guide.

Rates per couple start from $219 at Shem Creek Inn (800) 523-4951.

The package includes:

1. Chocolates
2. A Long Stem Rose
3. Champagne on arrival
4. A Luxurious Bubble Bath
5. A $25 Dinner Certificate to Water’s Edge Restaurant next door
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Barrett Taylor has a slogan on his ECO Jet Ski website, to “RIDE WHERE NO ONE ELSE CAN” – I don’t exactly understand why they claim that, except for the fact that you could ’sneak’ up on somebody with one of these things, but whatever the reason, 50 MPH with no emissions or noise sounds pretty awesome to me!

In this short video, you can hear the still-not-for-sale ECO Jet Ski a little bit, but it gives a good idea of the sound level and acceleration you can expect to get from an all-electric jetski.

You can also read how noxious jetski fumes overwhelmed the founder and other Ironman swimmers – causing Barret to look into the cleaner technology – on his ECO Watercraft website. Enjoy!   Read more...

With Memorial Day weekend here again, the rite of passage into summer is upon us, and that means all the land-lubbers and puddle-jumpers will be out and about on the waterways. With good times often comes alcohol and a lack of safety, so SCDNR will be conducting annual boat inspections at public boat landings.

S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boating safety and enforcement officers will perform a quick, but thorough, inspection for items such as required safety equipment and proper boat and motor registration. Those who are not in compliance with safety regulations or registration requirements will not be ticketed during the complimentary inspections. Instead, they will be given an opportunity to correct the problem before they launch their boat. DNR officers will also be available to answer questions and give boaters tips on how to stay safe on the water.   Read more...