I wouldn't like to try launching my boat like that - I would be wearing a lifejacket (where is it?), and prefer to throw an anchor out and leave boat afloat, but I am launching in the harbour fortunately   - launching from that beach I would start motor and warm up on earmuffs before launching, like Snappa Geoff does?  Maybe you did so?  That retrieval is impressive, however I like to anchor up or have someone in vehicle to back up to me as fishfinder on my boat tends to get hammered?

Boat wont look so new after a year or two of doing that to it, are you open to offers for it ?

Cheers

Any type of boat from 4.0+ will be too much one person using anything other than a nice ramp/pontoon setup.

 

If theres not a jetty, I have to leave the boat beached while I get the trailer. In a harbour that's usually ok, as any waves are usually very minor, and the boat doesn't get pushed sideways. Where I am at present - Whangaparaoa - Gulf harbour is fine with a jetty, plus a breakwater; but, sometimes I want to launch at Tindalls Bay with no jetty and no breakwater - often waves push the boat sideways, and when I return, its up on the sand. I have much difficulty pulling it off, as my back is not good.

Second problem - waves can make it hard to manoeuvre the boat straight behind the trailer. But that's going to be same with or without a jetty - more due to lack of shelter from the sea from a breakwater or other shore feature.

 

Thinking about it, for that reason, I wouldn't tolerate a regular beach launch outside a sheltered harbour. And - a solo launch in a place exposed to waves,

 

Another thought - without a jetty, I think the 4.1m aluminium boat weight is about the maximum that I can handle, solo launching and retrieving. A 5m aluminium boat would be too big I think. A fibre glass boat would be far too heavy.

 

These problems would go away if a have someone else with me, but find it hard to arrange normally.

 

You say moving, possibly northern BOP or Coromandel. Only place I do know, Whangamata - has a good all-tide beach launch, in harbour sheltered from sea waves; a jetty. And the access in and out of harbour appears to be ok in all tides. I don't think I would have difficulty with a bigger boat there. Nice for us solo operators.