Location: Georgetown, South Carolina
Welcome to Freedom Boat Club of Georgetown:
Historic, delightful and quaint.
Georgetown is South Carolina’s third oldest – and possibly quaintest – seaport. Chock-full of unique shops, restaurants, art galleries and antiques, the Harborwalk is one of its most delightful attractions, and is only steps from the club.
A boat ride in Winyah Bay and surrounding rivers reveals plantation mansions and abandoned rice fields from long ago. While a trip to a remote barrier island offers prime shell collecting and a romantic glimpse of the North Island Lighthouse.
Our office in located on the site that the British Commander used as his occupation headquarters during the Revolution.
Boating Requirements
Any person operating a personal watercraft as defined in § 46-22-2(6) on the waters of this state shall have successfully completed a boating safety education program as approved by the director of the department of environmental management.
No person may operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel if he is younger than sixteen years of age, unless accompanied by an adult, eighteen years or older, who is not under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of them. However, a person younger than sixteen years of age may operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel without being accompanied by an adult if one or more of the following applies:
1. The person completes a boating safety program as administered by the Department of Natural Resources; or
2. The person completes a boating safety program approved by theDepartment of Natural Resources; or
3. Anyone operating a vessel with less than fifteen horsepower engine will not be required to take the boating safety program.
