Boats Aground and Half-Sunk
After the first full-on winter storm blew through town last week, there seems to be a bit of carnage in its wake — though not necessarily related to the tempest itself.
On Friday, “A sailor took his vessel out on a rough day after the rain to ‘dry her out,'” according to Stefan Berlinski, who sails his Santana 22 Hamachi out of Santa Cruz. “The gale warnings were reduced to a small craft advisory.” But . . .
“He got on the beach with a minor laceration to the head. A good landing is one you can walk away from. This was a great landing. The vessel was reusable.”
In Other Unrelated Carnage . . .
Larry Radcliffe spotted this detritus about a third of a mile north of the Santa Fe railroad terminus in Point Richmond. The boat off has apparently been floating near Keller Cove for a long time — since summer at least, according to some of our staff.
“It was spotted in about 10 feet of water Friday afternoon,” Larry Radcliffe said. “The Coast Guard was informed.”
Did you find anything weird beached or floating in the Bay after the rain cleared out? Please comment below, or email us here, and please be sure to include your boat name, make and port of call.
As I assume several sailors have already reported, the bow of the boat jutting out of the water just north of the Richmond Harbor channel entrance has been there since about last January. Local sailors have been wondering when it will be removed. It is a hazard to navigation for small boats.