Beaching as an Art Form

[Retcoastie]

Almost anywhere

[hart]

Almost anywhere is right, lol.

I beach my X all the time on the little islands along and around the ICW near Pensacola. The sand is soft and forgiving. Just look out for driftwood and trash.



My favorite beaching island right now has a little shelf at just the right depth. The bow kisses dry land but the stern is deep enough I don't even have to raise the motor. I'm sure the wave action will screw that up but it's nice for now.

[opie]

OK. What are the GPS coordinates..... Sounds great. I'm coming soon...... haha

[Retcoastie]

My favorites are Panther Key, in the Everglades National Park, and Boca Grande, west of Key West.

[J.Teixeira]

Not a "complete" beaching but..



Lake Alqueva

Southwest Portugal

Island in front of Monsaraz Castle

Jose

[Love MACs]

Maybe your first time, but let me congratulate you SHS. That is one striking pic, and one he** of a fine looking boat

[albion]

One of the things I miss about living in Ohio is ,its not like England where I come from.I used to like going to the coast and watch those big tides coming in and going out. You would never be more than 60-70 miles from the sea.It was a facinating site to see all the boats sitting in the mud and sand.

[K9Kampers]

Beaching in Maine:

[School House Steve]

Thanks Love Macs for the compliment. Had to have my 18 year old son help me with photo bucket. This site makes it worth the effort to post and view pictures of our boats. While I envy those who sail where tides make beaching a challenge, the Snake river in eastern Washington offers has its own rewards. The navigatable part of the river is 145 miles long and 1 mile wide divided into four reservoirs separated by Hydroelectric dams with locks over 100 feet. Imagine the largest elevator possible lifting your boat 100 feet up to a new lake to sail on. Most of the river twists through desert canyons and hardly any other boats to bother you. I found this small beach to stop for the night and never saw another boat the rest of the day.

[puggsy]

Way to go...
Just returned to my old [ now non existant] resort that I used to manage...34 years ago...






We gave it back to the penguins and the seagulls...

Puggsy

[Night Sailor]

Seriously, almost anywhere. Especially at beaches exposed to the gulf or Atlantic. Few places have exposed rocks, except for manmade erosion control groins. Beaches are mostly sand, though some have high concentrations of shell, especially after a storm. Some nice beaches near passes and inlets have sand bars about 15 to 50 yards offshore that may be very shallow at low tide but have plenty of water at all times right on the beach.
Places to avoid or be very careful about are in bays or estuaries, and behind barrier islands because the shores there may have extensive oyster beds. Also be cautious near mangrove covered shores, as snakes and gators hang out there along with bigger clouds of mosquitos and other pests.
Oh, if only TX had beaches as nice as those AL and FL I'd spend a lot more time in salt water!

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

Also be cautious near mangrove covered shores, as snakes and gators hang out there along with bigger clouds of mosquitos and other pests.
Oh, if only TX had beaches as nice as those AL and FL I'd spend a lot more time in salt water!

True indeed. My area, Galveston Bay, for sailing and motoring, is mud, mud, and more mud. Gooey, stickey, mud. The anchor comes up with such clinging mud, it's even hard to remove. Nasty stuff. Beaching in my area is risky too, the hull can get punched by a stump, sunken pier posts, or debris of all sorts. And, the skeeters and bugs...dont get me started on the pests... But, somehow, the joys of being on the water and versatility of the Mac, overshadows the messy Galveston Bay. Galveston Bay is awesome for sights, birding, ICW system, first class Marinas, and this area is unbelievably popular for boating--all sizes.

Further South...in Bays around Palacios, Texas...and further South toward Corpus Christi, Tex and beyond toward Brownsville, Texas...conditions are nicer...with peninsulas, clean sand, and cleaner water.

[Indulgence]

Perhaps not technically beached, but afloat in a foot of water on Okanagan Lake, B.C.
Step off, walk to shore. Only ankles get wet. Ballast is full too.




Secured with five lines, stormy, one step ashore though.


I've been waved off a pier by well meaning fellow boaters who frantically point down
and then hold their hands two feet apart. You have to be on a pretty good approach with
the wind in your favor because with the board and rudders up there isn't a lot of steerage.
But when it works, and you give 'em the thumbs up as you come wading around the stern to
tie up,

well it's a Kodak moment.

[daydreamerbob]

In Destin Harbor across from marina and restaurant area

[hart]

Hey DDB! Nice pics. When you coming down this way again? Maybe I'll bring my X over to meet you if you're down this year.