Long ago and far away, the beaches of W Sarawak were pretty well unspoilt,shallow gradient,firm sand at the waters edge,and so it was a`game ` to run the nosewheels of the Whirlwind along the sandy shore at 90 kts; to clean the sand/mud off the wheels,we move to running along the `shallows`(no significant surf or breaking waves) or maybe a bit further out....anyone sitting in the cabin doorway got wet....
Then ,one would wait for an opportune night sortie,preferably with a full moon,and use the landing light....until the `grown-ups` heard about someone wrapping the front wheels in a fishing net ......
Advice..don`t do it on a river,,a floating branch could be still attached to a log,or a`log` could just be a croc......!!