Ouch

Saturday was as pleasant as could be but Sunday was breeze-on. Barry Demak was out captaining a boat for Passage Nautical and crossed paths with one of the casualties. The Harbor 25 pictured below hit the rip-rap while sailing near Alameda and went aground just south of Estuary entrance buoy 8. According to the USCG helicopter broadcast on VHF 16, all members of the crew are safe, and we hope the boat was rescued to sail again. 

A similar incident occurred near Richmond Yacht Club on Sunday afternoon, when a Moore 24 fetched up on the Richmond breakwater. Berkeley YC Midwinters winner Will Paxton and other volunteers jumped aboard two RYC crash boats to lend a hand and were able to pull the stranded Moore off the rocks (no helicopters needed). The RYC boats had been busy during the afternoon shepherding and rescuing young sailors in the club’s junior program.