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Originally Posted by Bradford
A couple of months ago some people ran their 25-28 foot express cruiser over the jetty at the mouth of the Savannah river. *They complained that their GPS said they were in water that was plenty deep.
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Hey Bradford -- are you talking about the north jetty?
I've only been in that area once in the
PD. *It was high tide and I couldn't see the jetty at all. *Wanted to turn North toward HHI, but was really leery, because of that "Partially submerged at MHW" thang. * :-/
Anyway, back on topic -- Whale, looks like the tide stranded them. The darker color of the rocks shows where high water goes. Seeing those two up on the rocks reminds me of two times I towed boats, "rescued" them. *One was a sailboat, much bigger than the
PD, that had gone mildly aground on a sandbar in a tidal creek. *Thanks to the drag of that keel, and the fact that I had run a line from only my port stern cleat, and the tide running strong, I almost ran aground myself. *The other was a Grady whose engine quit and they managed to anchor right near bridge pilings. *I had to toss them a line, secure it to my stern cleat and get her going all the while the tide current threatened to put us both into the bridge. *In retrospect I should not have attempted either tow. *Hopefully I won't try anything so stupid again. *I'll tow anyone in need, but am not going to put my vessel and passengers in jeapardy.