I posted this on alt.asa.sailing, but since the noise level is pretty high
there, I thought I'd post it here.

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sailH...ges/image1.htm

Here's the update. I finally got a response from the person who knows one of
the two people on the boat. It was a Santana 22, btw. The mast didn't hit
bottom, apparently. It was the wave action that broke it.

"I was the crew on the boat. So I can answer a few questions. Before you
ask about decisions that were made, I was not the skipper and I was not at
the helm. Out of respect for him, I am not going to speak for
his decisions.


I have 1 year of sailing experience myself. I knew that fort point was
hazardous, but had been near before, but never as close. I had never seen
conditions like Saturday before.

The boat was recovered by a salvager and is floating, sans rigging.


Both the skipper and I are ok.


Going thru the posts I saw discussion about the rough seas out the gate. I
didn't think it was too rough for the bay area. It was a solid breeze
though. Rough seas were not an issue. Surf was the issue. It was actually
very mellow.


From the back side of the surf, it didn't look like they were breaking.


Lifeline: I was caught in the rigging and dragged under for some time. I
would like to see video to see how long. I wouldn't have wanted to be on a
lifeline in that situation, unless it was easy to detach. Unless I was not
in the bay - then I would rather get dragged and pummeled than separated
from the only solid object for miles around."

Comments: In another email, he estimated it to be about a minute of being
under. I am trying to get a copy of the video. He's referring to a jackline,
but calling it a "lifeline" in the last paragraph.


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