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Hi I just spent a week on Hilton head and was quite imprest with the area . Could any one give me a little info about SCYC ( Windmill harbor ) We live in on Cape Cod now and are thinking of retireing in that area Thanks.
Windmill Harbor is well protected marina, It is accessed through a lock so their are not any tidal currents to worry about, It's like a pond. The SCYC club house is beautiful. Not sure what the dues are. They do a lot of sail boat racing in the Calibogue Sound. Good luck!
i may be able to help you out with specific answers to your questions as i live in windmill harbour. i am a member of the scyc and sleep with a realtor (same person for 20 years). i have lived on the island for approx. 20 years in different subdivisions/plantations and find this area the best if you are a boater. let me know if i can help.
People that can afford Windmill Harbor do not worry about the beach or a public golf course. It is all about the money. Hilton Head at the present time has excess property on the market as increased homeowner fees, insurance rates and Beaufort County taxes. The increase of traffic on the main roads is a major pain in the arse, as one road has more lanes built they have to plan to build another. When IP finishes there Victoria Bluff, Bluffton will be one of the largest citys in the state, hows that for more people with more cars.
__________________ Living in South Carolina, fishing any place. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf". G. Orwell
IP is International Paper they have large holding in forest lands. Bluffton is on the way to Hilton Head before you go over the bridge. It was a small fishing and vacation homes area, in the last few years it has exploded as HHI was built out. It is the new place to live in Beaufort county as many people have moved out of the various Plantations. Victoria Bluff is a high end eco friendly development that is being done similarly as Sea Pines was done in the original devlopment. Fall, winter & spring are the best time of the year, summer is hot and humid with pleanty of flesh eating bugs. Summer is also family vacations with many wild drivers.
__________________ Living in South Carolina, fishing any place. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf". G. Orwell
It's actually called Palmetto Bluff, and if you think the traffic is bad, go spend a weekend in Atlanta. I've
traveled alot of places, been here 28 years and i still wouldn't trade it for anywhere else.
Lived in Hilton Head for over 10 years, and keep my boat at Windmill, and I am currently preparing to move there. In my opionion it's the best marina on HHI... the marina is protected by a lock (no build-up or barnacles), safe & secure, right on the ICW, great people, small and no long "no wake" zone to get offshore. Golf... there are like 30+ golf courses within 20 minutes of Windmill Harbor. Many are open to the public.
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