Charleston SC The Line Up Charleston Yacht Club Charleston City Marina Seascape Art

by Reid Callaway

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Charleston SC The Line Up Charleston Yacht Club Charleston City Marina Seascape Art

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Reid Callaway

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Charleston SC The Line Up.....by Reid Callaway
Charleston Yacht Club Charleston City Marina Seascape Art

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This image won First Place in the Small Crafts Only At the Dock contest on Fine Art America 7/6/2022!

Charleston City Marina
This is Charleston South Carolina's premier marina since 1994. Charleston City Marina is located on mile marker 469.5 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Historic Downtown Charleston.

Named the 2005 National Marina of the Year by Marina Dock Age Magazine, Charleston City Marina features 19,000 feet of linear dock space covering 40 acres of water. The marina's MegaDock extends 1,530 feet and is the longest free-standing floating fuel dock in the Southeast.

The Charleston Yacht Club is a private club located on the Ashley River inside the Charleston City Marina. Having over 300 members, who are active sailors, community leaders, and local comrades. Charleston Yacht Club has facilities to service private events.

Charleston is the oldest and second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, or, as is locally expressed, "where the Cooper and Ashley Rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean."

Founded in 1670 as Charles Town in honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783. It moved to its present location on Oyster Point in 1680 from a location on the west bank of the Ashley River known as Albemarle Point. By 1690, Charles Town was the fifth-largest city in North America, and it remained among the 10 largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census. With a 2010 census population of 120,083 (and a 2014 estimate of 130,113), current trends put Charleston as the fastest-growing municipality in South Carolina. The population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties, was counted by the 2014 estimate at 727,689 the third-largest in the state and the 78th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
Known for its rich history, well-preserved architecture, distinguished restaurants, and mannerly people, Charleston is a popular tourist destination and has received a large number of accolades, including "America's Most Friendly City" by Travel + Leisure in 2011 and in 2013 and 2014 by Cond- Nast Traveler, and also "the most polite and hospitable city in America" by Southern Living magazine.

The city proper consists of six distinct areas: the Peninsula/Downtown, West Ashley, Johns Island, James Island, Daniel Island, and the Cainhoy Peninsula.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 127.5 square miles (330.2 km2), of which 109.0 square miles (282.2 km2) is land and 18.5 square miles (47.9 km2) is covered by water. The old city is located on a peninsula at the point where, as Charlestonians say, "The Ashley and the Cooper Rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean." The entire peninsula is very low, some is landfill material, and as such, frequently floods during heavy rains, storm surges, and unusually high tides. The city limits have expanded across the Ashley River from the peninsula, encompassing the majority of West Ashley as well as James Island and some of Johns Island. The city limits also have expanded across the Cooper River, encompassing Daniel Island and the Cainhoy area. North Charleston blocks any expansion up the peninsula, and Mount Pleasant occupies the land directly east of the Cooper River.


The tidal rivers (Wando, Cooper, Stono, and Ashley) are evidence of a submergent or drowned coastline. There is a submerged river delta off the mouth of the harbor, and the Cooper River is deep, affording a good location for a port.

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May 12th, 2016

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