Missing: Irwin 52 ‘YachtCruz’

A sailboat traveling from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego has gone missing, and debris and an EPIRB have been found, according to people familiar with the incident.

The boat in question is YachtCruz, a 52-ft Irwin ketch, owned by Patrick and Sandi (or Sandy) Foree. There have been rumors and speculation about the nature of the distress for YachtCruz, possibly severe weather, but nothing has been confirmed as of this writing.

"Many have probably seen posts on Facebook from my friend Sandi Foree, aka Go YachtCruz," wrote Connie Cramer Caster on Saturday. "Sandi and Patrick have been sailing for six years around the Caribbean, Panama and up the coast of Mexico. They were headed home toward their new boat slip in Chula Vista. On January 10, the Coast Guard received two distress signals from them but have not found their boat, only their emergency beacon, life jackets, some wood and a mattress on the shore.

The post was echoed by Eva Emelev, Sandi Foree’s daughter. "The Coast Guard has found my mom’s emergency beacon on shore. They have found life jackets, a few bumpers, some wood, a mattress. No other signs of their vessel. The Coast Guard did confirm that they got two distress calls from [their] vessel on Jan 10. However, no vessel was spotted from where [distress] calls came from."

We will keep you updated as this story develops.

This story has been updated.