I usually haul a 3 horse goose neck type trailer, never had any sway problems because of the goose neck hitch, it's located in the truck bed just in front of the rear axel. I can take both hands off the wheel at 65mph and it tracks straight.

BUT, I once had to haul a 24' box trailer with a bumper hitch. WOW, what a difference. Way Sway! It was not all that heavily loaded, just one aiplane inside, I would guess about 1,000 lbs. of cargo plus the wt. of the trailer, but when I got up to near 65, it would start to sway, slowly at first, then a much larger divergance, so I gently slowed it way down to about 50. Much above that and the sway would start again, there was a cross wind blowing though.

This was behind my wife's Suburban with no sway bars. I was real glad I bought the goose neck for hauling the horses, but I've never seen one used for our boats. I nearly piled up the truck and trailer when on the way home from dropping off some horses two weeks ago at Auburn, I was coming down I75 South, around Gainsville about 11pm following a semi truck about 100 yards ahead, in the rain, at 70 mph he locks up the breaks and starts to slide! I jumped on my breaks and could feel the antiskid cycling, luckily the trailer was empty or I would have plowed into the back of him. But it stayed straight behind me.

There had been a 3 car pile up ahead, blocking the left two lanes. We tip-toed around to the right and got by the huge mess just before the police showed up and blocked the highway completely.

Chris, I'm sorry to hear about all the damage but glad everyone came out unhurt, have a great regatta. All the bad stuff is behind you now so the Wind Gods should be good to you!