What looks like a case of a trimaran yacht dodging when it should have been weaving has turned out to be an intentional beaching.

Motorists travelling along State Highway 2 would have noticed the trimaran ‘Sea Weave' up on the beach and out of the water down at the Tauranga Bridge Marina, just past the Tauranga Harbour Bridge this morning.

Trimaran ‘Sea Weave' on the beach at the Tauranga Bridge Marina just past the Tauranga Harbour Bridge.

For many of us landlubbers, it appeared to be an accidental beaching, possibly caused by inattention and the changing tides.

However, a Tauranga Bridge Marina spokesperson has confirmed the skipper intentionally beached the vessel in order to carry out work on the hull.

Sun Media director and experienced yachtie Brian Rogers also adds it's a common practice for owners of multi-hulled vessels wanting to carry out work on the underside of their vessels.

But Brian certainly appreciates people may have been concerned by what they saw this morning.