Any of you that have done the Worrell or Tybee 500 know that the place is great for sailing your cat, but I'd just like to promote it as a great place to sail recreationally. I was particularly blessed with a place to keep the boat mast-up for 4 days (courtesy of Ms. Sandra Bullock) on a protected beach, however, even if no such amenities are available to you, it is still a hospitable area with great wind, waves, and people. Thanks to Jim Stone for giving me the local tips and putting up with me showing up at his place wet and sandy

Hi Tad (aka MauganH17)

Glad you enjoyed Tybee... it really is a cool place to hang out and sail. Next time you are down we'll drag out the I-17R and the I-20.

You guys did good sailing through the backriver rivermouth (Tybee Triangle)

All the best,

Jim Stone
Soul Surfer

Jim,

When I got back to the house, my local tybee native friend said "so you got through the triangle alright then?"

I looked at him, and said "you let me sail through something called 'the triangle'?" He told me about some kayakers out there that got beaten to death a couple years ago, glad I knew about the perils before hand

(oh and I guess you missed our blown tack )

The rudders kicked up, but I was already reaching, so I just dumped some sheet until I was deep enough to put them back down again.

Please explain the "courtesy of Sandra Bullock" comment. It is intriguing.

The family of the friend I was staying with lives right next to Ms. Bullock's home. They actually have property on the beach, but there were no trees or stationary anchors where I could tie her up to. So we pulled the boat up on the dune, and tied a line around one of Ms. Bullock's palmettos. Apparently she didn't care or wasn't there, because we didn't hear a peep out of her. If she had a problem with it, I would have moved it. When we initially tied it up, we didn't know it was on her side of the property line. (woops)

And of course if she did say something you'd just offer to take her out for the wettest and wildest ride of her life, right?

Didn't she already call the police on you once for saying "hello"?

Sycho,

Maybe in some fantasy world, but probably not. Although, I had a few honeys on the beach that wanted to go for a spin, unfortunately we had to leave both times we pulled up because of incoming storms.

Jake,

Yeah, but I doubt she remembers that. She probably thought I was poparazzi, apparently, they like to sit in my friend's driveway before the sun comes up. He's got a BB gun to shoo them off.

Yes........ Beautiful area. We went to Savannah last weekend for vacation and dropped by Tybee before we headed home. Beatiful beach!

But where in the heck do you launch???? I saw more parking meters than I have seen in a long time. Even on the side roads in front houses? Bizzare... It must get very crowded at times to have these meters everywhere.

AJ
Nacra 6.0 Express

Per Jim's instructions, I launched from the backside kayak sand ramp. I parked my trailer at my friend's place, who lives on the north side of the island. The logistics were a bit hairy, but otherwise it was near perfect arrangment. Made me envy those of you that can store mast-up. Also, Jim mentioned that you could possible rig your boat on 18th street and cattrax it down to the beach over the dune. Theres not much room there so you'd have to be quick about it or else someone might complain.

18th street is easy...Tad's a newly graduated college student and cannot afford Cat Trax...you can use mine next time Tad. I sent him to the backriver access because he wanted to launch from a trailier w/out Cattrax. If it is not prime time on saturday or sunday, then 18th street is no big deal. You can pull over and rig at one of the meters...or for that matter in front of my house if I'm home and then roll it through the beach access point at the crossover at the end of the street. I can roll down to the beach, hoist the main, unfurl the jib and have the I-20 in the water in less than 20 minutes.

Tybee's a great place to catsail

Hmmm. If it were three years ago, it may have been me that he was referring to, although we escaped death and had a hell of a good time!

The triangle is a great play spot for paddlers. I launched six-day trip with a group of college students from the island back in 2000. It was mid-March and we had a big blow before they arrived in town. Yahoooo! Time to play. Where that river meets the sea over the sandbar that extends from the southeast side of the island (the triangle), it gets wild!