LETTERS “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.” A.J. Liebling
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TRANSIENT SLIPS AT $1/FOOT IN SOUTH CAROLINA Coquina Yacht Club (not really a yacht club in the sense we generally think of, but a marina) in Little River, SC, is offering slips for one dollar a foot to transient boaters that carry BoatUS insurance. I want to let other transient liveaboards know about this spectacular deal. I’ve not found rates this low anywhere on the ICW. Coquina has modern facilities, laundry, clubhouse with cable TV, Wi-Fi, handicappedaccessible showers, floating docks, power and water at the slips, locked gates to the docks—anything you need for a comfortable stay. I also can’t say enough about Coquina’s dockmaster, Sandy Otter. She goes above and beyond to make transient voters feel right at home. She gave us a ride to pick up groceries one day and propane the next. She’s also full of useful information about the area and can tell you where to obtain almost anything you may require. Coquina Yacht Club is located in Coquina Harbor (a hurricane hole) at mile 346, marker 13 on the ICW in Little River, SC, just above Myrtle Beach. Just look for the blackand-white lighthouse that marks the entrance channel. Sandy monitors channel 16, or you can call (843) 249-9333. Sherry Gavazi S/V Samara Sherry, It’s always nice to hear from someone who appreciates a good dockmaster, besides a marina that offers a good deal. One dollar a foot is pretty good, considering how prices have gone up in the last several years. I stayed there once back in 2002 when I was coming down the ICW. Nice place. Editor FERRO-CEMENT BOAT REVIEWS, I am writing you to call to yer attention a cerious omission in yer magazine. I have written letters to you befor and you have never printed them or acknowleged them. A fren of mine suggest I write you using a typewriter, instead of the legal pad and pencile I have used befor. Despite my noomerous letters, you have never run any reviews of a ferro-cement sailing yahct. Ferro-cement, in kase you did not know, is the material of the footure, the best way to build yachts. You need to look at ferro-cement in the cleer light of day and acknowlege its worth. You can review my boat, Right Guard, pretty soon. Right now it’s not available, as it has been chaned to a dock until the bank and I get some financal matters straitened out. Yers truly, Capt. Bubba Whartz Bubba, No one has ever sent us a boat review on a ferro-cement boat is the 8
June 2013
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