Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

The boat is about 21' wide with a bridge clearance of 56'6"
but I can remove the mast if I have to.

Looking at Google Earth I can see waterways between Norfolk
and Richmond but the water looks very muddy in some areas.

Is Richmond far enough inland to be safe from the hurricanes ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

wrote:
The boat is about 21' wide with a bridge clearance of 56'6"
but I can remove the mast if I have to.

Looking at Google Earth I can see waterways between Norfolk
and Richmond but the water looks very muddy in some areas.

Is Richmond far enough inland to be safe from the hurricanes ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.


I suppose it depends on just where you want to go. Richmond has a
"deepwater terminal" that handles large ships.


Here's the downloadable NOAA chart of the last stretch:
http://www.nauticalcharts.gov/bookle...okletChart.pdf

As for hurricanes, how safe to you want to be?

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

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Jeff wrote:
wrote:
The boat is about 21' wide with a bridge clearance of 56'6"
but I can remove the mast if I have to.

Looking at Google Earth I can see waterways between Norfolk
and Richmond but the water looks very muddy in some areas.

Is Richmond far enough inland to be safe from the hurricanes ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

I suppose it depends on just where you want to go. Richmond has a
"deepwater terminal" that handles large ships.

Here's the downloadable NOAA chart of the last stretch:
http://www.nauticalcharts.gov/bookle...okletChart.pdf

As for hurricanes, how safe to you want to be ?

Thanks Jeff.

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.

Would it be difficult to find a marina there that can take a 38'
catamaran ?

Still haven't found out if I'll have to remove the mast to get there.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

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In article ,
Jeff wrote:
wrote:
The boat is about 21' wide with a bridge clearance of 56'6"
but I can remove the mast if I have to.

Looking at Google Earth I can see waterways between Norfolk
and Richmond but the water looks very muddy in some areas.

Is Richmond far enough inland to be safe from the hurricanes ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

I suppose it depends on just where you want to go. Richmond has a
"deepwater terminal" that handles large ships.

Here's the downloadable NOAA chart of the last stretch:
http://www.nauticalcharts.gov/bookle...okletChart.pdf

As for hurricanes, how safe to you want to be ?

Thanks Jeff.

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.

Not necessarily. Storms that come in over the OBX come up the middle
of VA and aren't dissipated by the time they get to Richmond. It
isn't that far.

Would it be difficult to find a marina there that can take a 38'
catamaran ?

Still haven't found out if I'll have to remove the mast to get there.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

You could get to the I 95 bridge in downtown Richmond with a lot more mast
than you have.
Do you want to just leave your boat at a marina, or would you be interested
in anchoring in a hurricane hole ? There are marinas up that way, but IIRC,
they are not in the best of shape, and I don't think they would have
accomodations for a cat of that size. What, about 40 ft ?
My boat was anchored in a creek midway between Norfolk and Richmond and took
nearly a direct hit from Isabelle. No damage.
One of the more popular hurricane holes is the Chickahominy River, but there
are plans to replace the drawbridge at the mouth w/ a fixed 51' bridge.

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The boat is about 21' wide with a bridge clearance of 56'6"
but I can remove the mast if I have to.

Looking at Google Earth I can see waterways between Norfolk
and Richmond but the water looks very muddy in some areas.

Is Richmond far enough inland to be safe from the hurricanes ?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

I suppose it depends on just where you want to go. Richmond has a
"deepwater terminal" that handles large ships.


That's somewhat downstream from Richmond. The James River
snakes around a good bit and runs northeast for the last bit
before turning and going up to Richmond.

The I-95 bridge (easy to find on most maps) is actually at
the downstream end of a set of fairly impressive rapids. You
couldn't get that far without entering white water and
likely hitting some big rocks. But you could get within a
1/2 mile of the bridge, downstream. In fact there is a tour
boat landing right about there... visible from the bridge.


Here's the downloadable NOAA chart of the last stretch:
http://www.nauticalcharts.gov/bookle...okletChart.pdf

As for hurricanes, how safe to you want to be ?


Idaho and eastern Oregon are safe from hurricanes.


wrote:
Thanks Jeff.

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.


Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable
water on the east coast.

Would it be difficult to find a marina there that can take a 38'
catamaran ?


Look around Petersburg, a bit south of Richmond. Several
marinas in that area (likely to be a bit expensive though).

Still haven't found out if I'll have to remove the mast to get there.

Don't think so.

The James River is a lovely cruising area too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

DSK wrote:
....

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.


Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable water on the
east coast.


IIRC, Richmond hasn't suffered that much wind damage, but it has been
flooded several times. The risk from this would depend a lot on the
exact location.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.


Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable water on
the east coast.


Jeff wrote:
IIRC, Richmond hasn't suffered that much wind damage, but it has been
flooded several times. The risk from this would depend a lot on the
exact location.

Sure, like *not* under a big tree with shallow roots ;)

"Wind damage" in my experience not as big a problem, less
difficult to prepare for. About the only damage the wind
causes is if the boat is pulled from it's mooring... and
chafe is the usual culprit. Rapid & extreme rises in water
level trap boats with poorly adjusted dock lines, severe &
prolonged rain can flood a boat, etc etc.

We rode out Isabel at the Norfolk end of the Dismal Swamp
Canal, above the locks. Perfect spot IMHO, the biggest
problem we had was that power was out for the whole area for
more than a week. But that's not a spot that would occur to
everybody- it didn't occur to me until we were already there
and plotting where else we could go in the time available.

DSK

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:52:49 -0400, DSK wrote:

Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable
water on the east coast.

Not really considering that all of the Great Lakes, along with their
associated river and canal systems are navigable.

Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?
 

Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable
water on the east coast.


Wayne.B wrote:
Not really considering that all of the Great Lakes, along with their
associated river and canal systems are navigable.


Yeah, but they're not on the east coast... officially...

Besides, they still get hurricanes. Hurricane Hugo, long
time ago now but still vivid in memory, hit Lake Norman with
great damage to property including sinking a lot of boats.
A lot of Gulf hurricanes end up hitting the Ohio & Tennessee
valleys.

Earthquakes, hurricanes... at least we don't have plagues of
locusts any more...

DSK