No it’s not a U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship though it looks big enough to be.
I took this photograph Sunday while on the beach at Sullivan’s Island. The yacht was heading into Charleston Harbor. A little online research found that this “boat” is worth a whopping $130 million. The owner is big too in the business world: the CEO of Sears Eddie Lampert. The 59-year-old is said to be a billionaire and that sounds about right. The flag flying from the stern is that of Cayman Islands. Less surprisingly, Lampert also has a Wikipedia site.
Another Yacht steamed toward Charleston earlier in the day. This one is called Homecoming. She is 136 feet long. An online look did not reveal Homecoming’s owner but we did learn it was built in Taiwan.
This next boat had me wondering if it had been lost at sea. It’s called Muskegon River and the round seal on the captain’s cabin says Great Lakes. The Muskegon River is in Michigan and the Great Lakes are in that part of the country.
So what’s the vessel doing here in coastal South Carolina? Don’t know but it may be based in Charleston because I think I have seen it before from Sullivan’s Island.
Two tugboats passing, each towing a barge. On the left is Atlantic Coast and on the right is Smith Privateer.
The Spirit of Carolina takes visitors to and from Fort Sumter where the Civil War began in 1861.
Shrimp boat heading back to port. All kinds of boats out on the water on this day.
Hope these two on their pleasure craft caught some fish.
These folks, like us, were looking at a pod of dolphins that swam by not far off shore. I was unable to get a photo. One dolphin was leaping into the air, a playful youngster Alesia surmised.
You don’t normally see Egrets at the beach like this. So seeing a beautiful Snowy with its yellow “slippers” was neat and I’m glad to get a few nice pictures.
This wasn’t Lampert and Fountainhead’s first visit to the Holy City. The Post and Courier had an article and photo of the yacht in the paper in August 2017.
Another Yacht steamed toward Charleston earlier in the day. This one is called Homecoming. She is 136 feet long. An online look did not reveal Homecoming’s owner but we did learn it was built in Taiwan.
This next boat had me wondering if it had been lost at sea. It’s called Muskegon River and the round seal on the captain’s cabin says Great Lakes. The Muskegon River is in Michigan and the Great Lakes are in that part of the country.
Little info can be found online other than it may be a research boat. But another site calls it a passenger craft.
Two tugboats passing, each towing a barge. On the left is Atlantic Coast and on the right is Smith Privateer.
The Spirit of Carolina takes visitors to and from Fort Sumter where the Civil War began in 1861.
Shrimp boat heading back to port. All kinds of boats out on the water on this day.
Got the name of this shrimp boat: Playboy.
Hope these two on their pleasure craft caught some fish.
These folks, like us, were looking at a pod of dolphins that swam by not far off shore. I was unable to get a photo. One dolphin was leaping into the air, a playful youngster Alesia surmised.
There is a Snowy Egret in this photo just to the left of the lady on the left.
You don’t normally see Egrets at the beach like this. So seeing a beautiful Snowy with its yellow “slippers” was neat and I’m glad to get a few nice pictures.
I used my camera’s burst feature to capture this Brown Pelican in flight.
Station 17 is a great spot at Sullivan’s Island for boat, bird and people watching.
Impressive that this plant or flower is able to grow and thrive in the sand!
Yet another great outing at the beach!
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