SoCal Sailor Missing
Lew Hodgett wrote:
A 61 year old sailor from Phoenix with 30 years sailing experience is
missing.
The boat, reported to be anything from 25-30 ft, washed up on the rocks
at the mouth of the harbor off Corona Del Mar (Newport Beach), holed and
sunk in 30 ft of water in less than a minute.
Sailor has not been found, but he had a dinghy with him.
Departed from Cabrillo Harbor in San Pedro headed west to Santa Barbara;
however, Corona Del Mar is about 40 miles southwest.
Have been getting extreme weather, including high surf warnings for
almost a week.
Why he left safe harbor to venture out into those conditions is unknown.
It is times like this when I'm reminded of one of Murphy's laws:
DON'T F**K WITH MOTHER NATURE.
Lew
Actually, Newport Beach is 20 miles SE of San Pedro.
--Alan Gomes
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