Re: [Paddlewise] Misc topics and one more request for info

MCLAURY_at_aol.com wrote:
> 
> One more request - if there are any experienced NC and/or SC sea/touring
> kayakers on this list who would like to give me some "Carolina specific" tips
> on water temperatures at various times of the year and appropriate paddling
> clothes (i.e. lakes, coastal/barrier islands, NC and SC sounds in spring,
> summer, winter and fall .... I'd love to hear it.  I'll be at Hilton Head
> Island the first week of December and a local outfitter there has a day long
> paddle on the Coleeton (sp?) River and along the sound shore.  I'd like to
> go, but have no idea of what clothing will be necessary.  
> 
We'll be paddling the Darien River, a little south of HH this weekend.
I'm planning on wearing fleece and nylon, but I'll have my fuzzy rubber
suit along if it gets cool. Forecast is for highs in the mid-upper 70s.
I don't know what the water temps are but they're certainly not frigid.

I'll be in HH Thanksgiving week doing a course. I plan to be wearing the
fuzzy rubber then, maybe with a layer of light poly under it, as I know
I'll be in the water a good bit.

We paddled HH in January a couple of years ago. Wore noeprene wetsuits
with light fleece shirts and nylon paddling jackets. Plenty warm enough. 

The Colleton River trip is pretty tame, I think, and surf at HH can
usually be measured in centimeters, so your chances of flipping are low.
As always, it's best to dress for immersion. 

Let us know how your trip was. I think I'll be meeting your guides in a
couple of weeks.

Steve Cramer
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