In South Africa we launch and beach from the beach, at least on the east cost. Agree with pretty much all of what you have said, but in our case we need to look for a break in the set and try and get out quick smart. Being square onto waves is very nb, and powering down as you get to the waves very NB. Sometimes hard to pull back on the throttles when you still have another wave or two behind, but generally always works better. Coming back into the beach from backline can be tricky when you can't really see behind the backline, but most NB is to go fast enough. We usually wait for the end of a set and ride the back of the last or second last wave, onto the beach. One thing you didn't mention, is "when in doubt - don't go out." For leisure boaters there is no reason to be out if the weather is too grim.
I agree with all you have said regarding when to apply power and speed etc. The one glaring omission with all this advice is, get all the people off the bow of the boat, this moves weight aft where you want it in these conditions and also drastically reduces the risk of injury.
The rib at 1:33 could use a little more weight forward. They are going a safe enough speed to put someone standing fwd, holding onto the painter. Pre 1973(? or so) Whalers and Del Quay's were really good at catching the wind under the bow and flipping over backward (please don't ask me how I know this). While they did have open bows, I really don't remember them actually scooping seas aboard, they always wanted to rise to them if you went a little slower. I agree that most bowriders like 4:30 are not suitable for open water. Once you poke the bow and bring water aboard you are subtracting buoyancy, stability and the ability to steer from the equation. All we can figure out about the gentleman at 3:55 is: He shouldn't quit his day job. He doesn't even Think about slowing down. He nearly got launched on the first wave and still doesn't get it. If I could add something constructive instead of criticizing, I would say, "Check the tide tables. The waves are going to be as docile as they can be on a flood, and more like walls of water on an ebb". Thank you.
Seems like slower is definitely safer when leaving an inlet headed out into the ocean, but ultimately, it seems like something you really shouldn't attempt until you've ridden with an experienced captain at least a few times to get a feel for the dynamics that inevitably are always changing.
Slower is not safer, because slower is a relative term. Planing hulls are least stable at displacement speeds. Planing hulls need to be up on the plane to have momentum and stability. If you watch channels like Wavy Boat who films Haulover inlet, you often see people who get out or come in way too slowly in planing hulls and end up almost losing control of their boats because the waves are just tossing them every which way. Very dangerous, especially in narrow inlets. Definitely need speed if you got a planing hull boat.
Agree reference bowriders especially this will American boats that sit so low…. They should be offshore on any day let alone big seas. 1 caveat (and no o don’t work for them in any way) the Australian Made Quintrex Bowrider series. Exceptionally capable boats offshore with their unique Blade Hull…. An overall highly capable offshore boat… we own the Quintrex Cruiseabout 520 Pro , big deap hull well balanced and overall very dry boat….
and Boaters, what is your first move if you lose your engine--it happens, and sometimes at the worst possible time, even a new engine, properly rigged. I once had my new outboard suck up a plastic bag--a whistle sounded and the engine shut down, right near the harbor mouth-now what....drifting into the rocks, what are your moves? Hint: this is no time to think about it for the first time.
@@PowerboatTraining Excellent. Never heard of any aircraft that did not use one and trying to think of any pleasure boat that did. Delivering any boat without one is pretty hairball when you think about what could go wrong. We would have to figure out what's what before we could even think about getting underway, which can really burn up daylight. OK, unnecessary. Unless someone needs to take over when you're having a medical emergency. Most spouses, BF or GF's who have seen you start the engines many times wouldn't have a clue what to do under pressure.
