Hilton Head Island offers the finest ports of call on the southeastern coast in combination with its many resort luxuries. For more than three decades the Hilton Head Island community has been a celebrated landmark for yachtsmen who cruise the Intracoastal Waterway. Along the 244 miles from Charleston, South Carolina to Florida's state line, the ICW abandons the common canals and dredged cuts to wind its way across wide river mouths, through spectacular sounds, and behind and across coastal inlets. All are quite navigable and offer magnificent views of the Hilton Head and Lowcountry environment. Charleston is a half-day cruise away making for a long weekend excursion. Whereas ports in Georgia make for a fun week of cruising, you can also plan longer boating trips to the Florida Keys and beyond. These waterways are rich in natural beauty and wildlife. You will see porpoises playing alongside, in the bow wave or even behind shrimp boats during seasonal harvesting.

If you're looking for pleasant layovers, historic places to visit, fine dining and beautiful wildlife environments, cruising the ICW with Hilton Head Island as your home port is the experience of a lifetime.

Contact Jacque and Tim Johnson of Wexford Plantation Harbor on Hilton Head Island for information on planning your next boating excursion in the southeast. Better yet, become part of the local boating community here in the Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry.