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Ship Island information
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:59 am
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:59 am
had someone tell me about ship island this past weekend.
just bought a used 17' bow rider and was wondering if it would be something to take the family out there?
what is there to do?
can anyone go out there?
how long of a ride?
any info good or bad?
just bought a used 17' bow rider and was wondering if it would be something to take the family out there?
what is there to do?
can anyone go out there?
how long of a ride?
any info good or bad?
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Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:11 pm to mandevilletiger34
Are you talking about ship island off of Biloxi?
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:12 pm to mandevilletiger34
The island just west of there, we mother shipped there on a party barge. Fwiw
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:27 pm to mandevilletiger34
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how long of a ride?
It's around 10 miles out.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:31 pm to mandevilletiger34
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had someone tell me about ship island this past weekend.
Go to Horn Island instead.
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just bought a used 17' bow rider and was wondering if it would be something to take the family out there?
Keep on an eye on the weather. 17' can get pretty small fast when a squall pops up.
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can anyone go out there?
Yep, though watch out for East Ship Island, it is a nude beach.
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how long of a ride?
roughly 11 miles
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any info good or bad?
Bring a lot of sun screen. The Islands out there are nice and the water is decent. Water is green instead of brown. You can go to the back side of the islands and get into the surf. Most stay anchored up on the North Side of the Islands though.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:44 pm to mandevilletiger34
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just bought a used 17' bow rider and was wondering if it would be something to take the family out there
In a perfect world yes, and I have seen much smaller there. An open bow rider that is low to the water is baaaaad news if the weather picks up any at all.
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what is there to do?
Fish, drink, tan, usual beach stuff.
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can anyone go out there?
Yes
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how long of a ride?
Really? it might depend on your speed.
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any info good or bad?
Ship island is ok, esp. if you take the ferry. If you are taking your own boat I would suggest Horn, Petit Bois, East Ship, or even Cat island. Less people there and less rules. Overnight camping allowed on all islands except West Ship.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:47 pm to mandevilletiger34
We have a boat but when we do the ship island days, we just go on the ferry. One less thing to deal with or worry about. We also rent chairs and umbrella through them too. Less to carry. Only thing you need is a rolling cooler. Trust me. Don't take anything but a rolling cooler. Water is much better at the islands. One advantage of ship over horn is bathrooms and showers.
ETA: if you're gonna run your own boat to any island of choice, I like Cat Island the best. Less beach crowd than Horn. Horn can get packed on weekends.
ETA: if you're gonna run your own boat to any island of choice, I like Cat Island the best. Less beach crowd than Horn. Horn can get packed on weekends.
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 4/6/15 at 12:50 pm to stoms
As others have stated it's an open water run, if you have to run 10 miles in open water with storms kicking up it won't be fun at all.
17' is just big enough to get you in trouble with that run IMO.
17' is just big enough to get you in trouble with that run IMO.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 1:05 pm to Da Hammer
would the surf be comparable to Lake Pontchartrain?
we got caught 2 weekends ago out there and got beat up a little bit.
where would be the best place to put in the water?
mu uncle recently bought a house on the beach in waveland, would that area be a fun area to take the boat and kids.
I have only been in Lake P and Tchef. River growing up. Looking for some fun places to bring the kids.
we got caught 2 weekends ago out there and got beat up a little bit.
where would be the best place to put in the water?
mu uncle recently bought a house on the beach in waveland, would that area be a fun area to take the boat and kids.
I have only been in Lake P and Tchef. River growing up. Looking for some fun places to bring the kids.
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 4/6/15 at 1:19 pm to mandevilletiger34
mississippi sound can be brutal to dangerous when t-storms pop up. it can be a long, miserable, scary trip back if you must cross during the worst of it
Posted on 4/6/15 at 1:22 pm to mandevilletiger34
Mrs. Couyon and I spent a great afternoon out at Ship Island last year. We took the ferry out there but there were quite a few small boats that had gone out and anchored on the land side. The beach is pretty nice. There is an old fort there that was pretty interesting. There was also a lot of bird life there then. Got great pics of a least bittern, which I had never seen and there were many hummingbirds also.
As some have said, if a squall were to kick up, I imagine that 17 footer would be scary!
ETA: Ditto on the rolling ice chest if you go by ferry. It's a pretty good walk to the gulf-side beach.
As some have said, if a squall were to kick up, I imagine that 17 footer would be scary!
ETA: Ditto on the rolling ice chest if you go by ferry. It's a pretty good walk to the gulf-side beach.
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/6/15 at 3:04 pm to mandevilletiger34
It's a pretty easy run out of Gulfport harbor. You shouldn't have too much problem if you're going out on days where seas are 1 foot or less especially in the morning. The wind and waves tend to kick up in the summer afternoons though and it can get interesting for boats a good bit larger than yours. I would look for days on this site where the forecast 1 foot or less. LINK
Posted on 4/6/15 at 3:54 pm to mandevilletiger34
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would the surf be comparable to Lake Pontchartrain?
A family in a 17' boat, 5 miles from land, in the Gulf can be very dangerous (as you know). I personally wouldn't do it unless I knew exactly what I was doing. I'd either follow someone, or start off on closer to land trips.
Posted on 4/6/15 at 4:25 pm to mandevilletiger34
we camp out on the south side of cat island
suppose to have a group of 5 boats/ 30 people going this weekend but the weather looks like that may have to get rescheduled
suppose to have a group of 5 boats/ 30 people going this weekend but the weather looks like that may have to get rescheduled
Posted on 4/6/15 at 4:44 pm to mandevilletiger34
I used to go to Cat Island on a jetski with a group of other jetskiers.
As others have said, it can get really squirrely, really fast out there and a 17ft boat will feel the effects quicker. It's very similar to Lake P in that aspect. There's also a lot of ship/barge traffic through there as that is the ship channel and that causes the wave to pick up also.
Ship Island is all public and can be accessed by anyone. There's an old fort out there that's cool to see.
Cat Island will have less people and more room for you to have a quiet area of the beach to yourself. Unfortunately, a good bit of the southern, public area was lost to Katrina but there's still some there.
It's also a closer, more straight-south run from Long Beach Marina to Cat Island (8.2 miles) than it is from Gulfport Marina to Ship Island (12.7 miles).
It used to look like this (The shaded green areas are the public areas):
Now it looks like this:
As others have said, it can get really squirrely, really fast out there and a 17ft boat will feel the effects quicker. It's very similar to Lake P in that aspect. There's also a lot of ship/barge traffic through there as that is the ship channel and that causes the wave to pick up also.
Ship Island is all public and can be accessed by anyone. There's an old fort out there that's cool to see.
Cat Island will have less people and more room for you to have a quiet area of the beach to yourself. Unfortunately, a good bit of the southern, public area was lost to Katrina but there's still some there.
It's also a closer, more straight-south run from Long Beach Marina to Cat Island (8.2 miles) than it is from Gulfport Marina to Ship Island (12.7 miles).
It used to look like this (The shaded green areas are the public areas):
Now it looks like this:
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 4/6/15 at 4:45 pm to redneck
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suppose to have a group of 5 boats/ 30 people going this weekend but the weather looks like that may have to get rescheduled
Zoot Fest #2?
Posted on 4/6/15 at 4:47 pm to cdaniel76
Yes i have kayak fished Cat Island. Only caught a few bit specks
Posted on 4/6/15 at 5:57 pm to mandevilletiger34
If you're not used to handling foul weather riding, I wouldn't do it. I've been out there many times in a 14ft skiff and the tugboat channel can kick up some scary waves during a squall. Gulfport shipping channel can be even hairier. Our go-to plan while growing up was to let people know where you're going and wear lifejackets on the way out to the island. If you're caught coming from or going to in a squall with a boat that small, you have to pretty much surf the boat down the swells on an angle to make it to your destination. You might end up a mile or two out of your way following that approach, but at least you'll end up in the lee of the island or mainland. Hitting them head-on or cruising with them can get you swamped in a hurry.
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 7:07 am to CroakaBait
I wouldnt know, "somebody" brought 2 cases of alka seltzer on our school field trip back in the day and had our school banned from every going back. Those seagulls were dropping like flies 
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