Wooden Boat Show Proceeds to fund Georgetown’s Maritime Museum
The Wooden Boat Show is a favorite annual event for folks that
live in DeBordieu, the private, oceanfront, golf community just south of Pawleys Island, and just north of Georgetown, SC.

This year's show, which takes place on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 11-6 will feature one of the nation’s premier wooden boat exhibits, a boatbuilding competition, kid's model boatbuilding, boat raffles, maritime arts & crafts, food and music. These events will take place on the waterfront and in Historic Downtown Georgetown. Money raised through sales and donations will help fund the development of the Harbor Historical Association's maritime museum.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.woodenboatshow.com/

If you're coming the show and need accommodations, DeBordieu has a number of homes and villas on the ocean, creek, and golf course available to rent for a few nights. For information contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com, 843-455-4523.
DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

The X-Factor at DeBordieu

No…Simon Cowl is not coming to visit DeBordieu, or buy property here, but perhaps he should! The x-factor I’m talking about is with regard to building in DeBordieu, the private, oceanfront, golf community just south of Pawleys Island, SC.

I was looking for a concise synopsis of what the x-zone was, couldn’t find one, so I’m writing one. If, after reading, you have any questions, please call or email me at TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com. As you’re reading, please note that the pictures on this page are of lots currently available for sale in the X-zone. Click on the picture

and you will be linked to more information about the lot, its dimensions and additional pictures.

Anyone contemplating building near the coast needs to pay close attention to what kind of flood zone in which the home site is located, because this will make a difference in the type of home that can be built. FEMA has defined flood zones according to varying levels of flood risk. This information can be found in the community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Flood Hazard Boundary Map. Each zone reflects the severity type of flooding in the area.

In any coastal Carolina area, if you are thinking of building a “raised beach” style home, it doesn’t really matter which area you choose. But if you do not want to build “UP,” you’ll need to either choose a lot with very high elevation, or choose a lot in the x-zone.

The X-Zone is defined by FEMA as an area of moderate to minimalflood hazards. In DeBordieu, you are only required to build 36 inches from grade, so you can literally build almost on the ground, which is a preference for people like me, who don’t like to go up and down a whole lot of steps.

If you choose to build in the AE or V zones, then you must pay attention to the elevation of your lot to know how high your 1st living floor must be. For example, if you choose a lot in the AE 11 zone, and the elevation of the lot is 6 feet above sea level, then you only have to go 5 ft up with your 1st level. Many folks in that instance find that if they have to up 5 feet, they might as well go up 8 or 9 and park underneath, maximize the space on the lot, and take full advantage of the view.

In any case, whether you would like to build a raised home or not,

there has never been a better time to purchase a lot in the X-ZONE at DeBordieu.

Prices of the lots on this page range from $198,000 - $239,000.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.

“Extreme Home Makeover” for Tara Hall made possible by DeBordieu’s Rick Barnes

For the last few months, DeBordieu Property Owners Candy Barnes and her husband Rick, the men’s basketball coach at the University of Texas, have been working with contractors,

painters, and plumbers to make upgrades to the living quarters and recreation area for Tara Hall.

A long-term residential home and school for boys between the ages of 6-13 that have been neglected, troubled, and abused, Tara Hall offers an environment that meets all the physical, emotional, educational needs of the boys as they develop moral, spiritual, social and life skills.

Coach Barnes will say a few words about the work that has been done Thursday Oct. 6, when the newly refurbished home will be open to the public from 6-8pm.

Read the whole story in the Sun News link below:

http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/09/28/2415410/georgetown-county-notebook-get.html

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves. For more information call 843-455-4523.

DeBordieu Fall Golf Events

Members at the private DeBordieu Club have many great golf events coming up! Just south of Pawleys Island, SC, DeBordieu Club features a championship Pete Dye Course and

an equity membership program to accommodate golfers of all skill levels and frequency of play.
DeBordieu Member & 3-Guest Tournament is Friday, Oct. 7.

For the ladies, the DLGA Fall Guest Day is Wednesday, Oct. 12.

The 2011 DeBordieu Club Championship will be held Friday-Sun

day, October 21-23. Eligibility: Open to any amateur DeBordieu Club membership holder. Men's and Women's divisions. Qualifying: You will no longer have to qualify for this event. Your handicap index on Oct. 1 will dictate your seeding.

The 2011 DeBordieu Club Presidents' Cup will be held Saturday & Sunday, October 22-23.

For more information on DeBordieu Club, and real estate opportunities at DeBordieu, please contact TroiKaz@DeBordieu.com,

or call 843-455-4523.

Homesites on the golf course start at $199,000.

DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.
There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu!

From DeBordieu to the Moon!
I have been having WAY too much fun with Google Earth lately.
With version 6, I can fly from outer space right down to the streets of DeBordieu, the private, oceanfront, golf community just south of Pawleys Island.
The new “street view” integrated with the 3D environment, allows me to fly any place around the world and see 3D buildings and terrain.
What I really love about Google Earth 6, is that it allows me to capture images of properties on the market at DeBordieu, particularly homesites, so the potential buyer can see not only what the view corridor will be like once they build, but also the breeze corridor.
The picture of Lot 42 on the right, demonstrates the convenient beach access on the north side of the property for the exclusive use of Ocean Oaks residents.

This Google Earth image of Lot 68 on the left demonstrates that even though this homesite is located on hole #5 of DeBordieu’s private Pete Dye Golf Course, in the middle of the community, the open fairways toward the beach and creek will allow for a little extra breeze on those warm summer days.

These Google Earth images demonstrate views, breeze corridors, and also distances to the beach. which is very important to some buyers considering DeBordieu as a second home or permanant residence. Lot 31 in Dune Oaks (pictured to the right) would be an excellent choice for someone wanting a large lot within walking distance to the beach, with a water view, a high elevation, and abundant oak trees.

For more information about the properties pictured on this page, click on the pictures, contact me at Troikaz@DeBordieu.com, or call 843-455-4523.
There has never been a better time to consider a purchase at DeBordieu.
DeBordieu Colony is an oceanfront community located just south of Pawleys Island, South Carolina featuring private golf and tennis, saltwater creek access to the ocean, a manned security gate, and luxury homes and villas surrounded by thousands of acres of wildlife and nature preserves.