[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC

[Bob Keller]

OK.  I did not use the extendable tongue while launching because the tide 
was out, plus my tongue is a PITA to extend.  The trailer went off the end 
of the ramp and the bow of the boat went straight down as it came off the 
trailer and the rub rail hit the bow stop, knocking the rub rail off.  Not 
just the rubber insert, but the plastic rub rail assembly broke off the 
screws holding it in place.  This was an easy fix when I got home-larger 
screws with a washer of course.  But when retrieving the boat I had to use 
the tongue because the tide was in and all was well until I got to the top 
of the ramp.  My extended tongue rides almost on the ground when extended 
with the boat on the trailer.  This is because I have to overload tongue 
weight on the single axle trailer to prevent fishtailing at highway speeds.  
Some (actually one - Rummy) has suggested that this is because my tow 
vehicle is not large enough (Toyota 4Runner-5,000# capacity).  Regardless, 
the tongue scraped against the ground where the ramp transitions to level 
ground and this has happened before and I have just ignored it.  So, I 
ignored it again, but it got worse, and scared the hell out of the horses 
looking on (for carriage rides) and then I realized that it wasn't going to 
work and stopped.  While the carriage owners scrambled after the horses to 
calm them down, I backed up and then realized that I would have a hard time 
getting the tongue back in.  Several dozen whacks with a large rock that I 
always trailer with had the tongue back in, but it is never coming out 
again!  Lots of operator error in this story.

So, I am in the market for a dual axle trailer and a larger tow vehicle 
before any more trips...
Bob K
Yankee Clipper

>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:11:00 -0500
>
>Bob,
>	Great pictures.  I think you saw more sailboats than I did.  Mine
>were scattered along the waterfront.
>	Now tell us what is bent on your trailer.  Is it the extension?
>
>Ed K
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bob Keller
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:55 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
>
>Ed,
>Going to try again.  Just wrote a long recap of the trip and then lost it
>all trying to attach photos!  Ouch.
>
>Went to Beaufort two weeks ago and it is quite a nice destination (see
>picture #799).  The downtown marina is the place to go - nice facility and
>people and reasonably priced.  The boat ramp is good, but very steep and I
>managed to bend my trailer tongue upon retrieval, but that is another
>story...  See picture #801 for the Yankee Clipper at the downtown marina.
>
>The swing bridge on the northside of the ICW from Beaufort has 30 foot
>clearance (see picture #810) and does not open betweeen 4-6PM, so I decided
>not to go there because if I was sailing on the Broad River and St. Helena
>Sound I would probably miss the 4PM opening and then have to wait around in
>the dark for it to open.  Instead I went south down the Beaufort River,
>which is much wider in this direction, past Parris Island (see picture 
>#797)
>
>and to Port Royal Sound - an impressive body of water.  On Monday (day 1) I
>was out on the sound and had 16 knots of wind and was sailing on a close
>reach and hit 6.5 knots of boat speed (knotmeter) which is an all-time high
>for me while singlehanding.  I had the pop-top down but all the sails out,
>including the full 175 genoa and the Yankee Clipper was flying without much
>heeling in 16 knots of true wind.  Pretty amazing, but it helps when it is
>not gusting but steady.  There were dolphins and porpoises all around me- I
>was literally surrounded by them.  Unfortunately, that was the last day 
>that
>
>I had good wind.
>
>Day 2 I went to Hilton Head (had a business meeting there) and had to motor
>all the way - it took 4.5 hours to get to there.  Have to cross Port Royal
>Sound and enter at Skull Creek (picture #813).  I stayed at Palmetto Bay
>Marina which is on Broad Creek which literally cuts HH in half from
>Calibogue Sound.  Total distance from Beaufort to this marina is 24 nm.  
>The
>
>currents in the ICW take some getting used to - they seemed to peak at 2.5
>knots at mid-tide and less at either side, but they are significant.  The
>Palmetto Bay Marina is a low key, inexpensive marina in between the two 
>more
>
>popular and much more expensive marinas: Harbor Town and Shelter Cove.  I
>found it to be excellent because it is half the price of Harbor Town and is
>much closer to the Sound than Shelter Cove.  This was great the next day
>when I took some people from work out for an afternoon sail on Calibogue
>Sound.  Only 5-8 knots of wind, but it was nice and relaxing and we saw 
>lots
>
>more dolphins.  Would have gone out in the ocean that day but ran out of
>daylight.
>
>Left for Beaufort the next day and got back (motoring again) in 4 hours
>thanks to some favorable currents.  The highlight of this trip was when I
>was up at the bow winding up my sheets and a dolphin came right toward the
>boat and then turned and started swimming in my bow wake.  I bent down and
>considered touching him, but instead I just looked at him as he was only
>about 3 or four feet away from me.  He rolled on his side and looked up at
>me, then turned back over, blew out his blow hole and sprayed me with 
>water.
>
>   Then he took off!  Pretty amazing as I felt like he was messing with me.
>
>Overall, Beaufort is a nice destination, but especially since Hilton Head 
>is
>
>so accessible by boat from there.  Last year I went to HH by boat from
>Savannah (Thunderbolt, actually) and Beaufort is far better - nicer
>facilities and a more interesting, scenic and sailable route to HH.  The
>route from Savannah is very narrow ICW where you cannot really sail.
>
>Picture #807 is a sunset over the anchorage in Beaufort.
>
>Now I just need a new trailer for my next trip...
>Bob K
>Yankee Clipper
>
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> >From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Capt. Bob Keller
> >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:59:38 -0500
> >
> >Mr. Rummy said y6ou were sailing on Lake Hartwell on Saturday.  He said
> >last
> >week that you were sailing at Beaufort, SC.  Is any of this is true?  I 
>can
> >understand Rummy speaking for Rodger (with a D) because he does not have
> >internet access.  Surely, if what Rummy is saying, you can let us know, 
>and
> >maybe post a picture or two or three or ........
> >
> >Ed K
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