Says he anchored off Kitty Hawk for the night. Guess he just anchored
off shore a bit? pulled anchor, somehow got the rhode wrapped around
prop and started washing towards shore. Looks like he unrolled the jib
to try and sail.


Better still, his anchor was set wrong or the line parted. He drifted close to
shore while still sleeping. Hearing the wash of the shoreline he popped his
head out and saw the problem. He started the engine without thinking and the
line snaked around the shaft. Getting a bit panicky, he started to take the
cover off the main. The shoreline was really close now and he felt the first
real swell lift his boat up. He quickly popped the genoa and found that he was
now making some progress, but each swell still brought him closer. He tried a
tack and lost even more ground in the light winds. He ran forward, remembering
the spare anchor. He pulled in the old line. The boat lurched and heeled
slightly as the keel slid into soft sand for the first time. Wind now filled
the genoa again and he raced back to the helm, filled with hope. But it was
only a false wind created by the boats recovery from the momentary grounding.
At this point a large swell pushed the boat well into the sand and she was
floating on her side. The pics tell the rest.

RB