![]() ![]() The area is really quite nice and I've found folks in the area friendly and helpful. I'm not familiar with Marina Shores (it's right next to Holiday Marina), but it's near the Rusty Rudder, which is a great lakeside restaurant with sail-up slips for lunch Otherwise you can add 45+ minutes to your drive if your boat is on the west side and you're coming from the east. ![]() This way if you're coming from Charlotte or from the north access is pretty easy. I'd recommend staying on the east side of the lake as that's the I-77 side with the easiest access to tons of marinas, west marine store, tons of other shopping and restaurants (Mooresville and Cornelius). Any of the Marinas you contact could most likely recommend a place to launch your boat once it's brought into the area. There are a couple yacht clubs, but membership is STEEP (depending on what you're looking for). King's Point and Holiday Marinas are pretty big, there's also Morning Star. Some of the slips are private small little places (like where I keep mine) and they're less expensive but are slim on the dockside services. There's a bridge crossing the northern part of the lake that is too low for sailboats so make sure you're not talking to any marinas up there (let them know it's for a sailboat). ![]() There are tons of Marinas all around the lake. I live about an hour from the lake and make it there at least once a week. Message me if you have any specific questions. It's a good lake and I've always enjoyed my time on it. I usually have a fishing line trolling off the back while sailing and haven't had a day yet where I haven't caught a decent sized small mouth. There are quite a few races amongst all the yacht/sailing clubs. There are a lot of nice folks there and lots of races. You could check out the Lake Norman Yacht Club ( Home - Lake Norman Yacht Club). Just check craigslist for Charlotte, NC and you'll see there's a WIDE variety (early 80s 25'+ boats anywhere from $1500 to $15000). You probably won't have trouble finding a boat if you don't have one you're bringing along. There are lots of marinas in general with full services and several that have dockside bars/restaurants. If you don't want to drop lots of money on a club membership there are still lots of private marinas you can lease slip space. some are pretty expensive, some are more reasonable. There's a fairly large sailing community on the lake with several yacht clubs/sailing clubs. There are detailed charts available for navigating with accurate depths and shoals/objects are well-marked. The lake is formed by a damn for generating electricity and the max depth is somewhere around 110'. There's plenty of sailing to be done, the wind is usually great, and you can even find spots for gunkholing. It's a large lake with lots of surface area but has lots of inlets and shoreline so you never really feel like you're on a huge lake. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |