The 31-foot sailboat Kari grounded on Menemsha Beach Sunday. The captain was en route to Tashmoo from Rhode Island when steering was lost, Chilmark harbormaster Ryan Rossi told The Times. No injuries were reported. The vessel is lettered with the homeport of Wickford, R.I. Chilmark Police Chief Jonathan Klaren identified the captain as Christian Comazzi. Rossi said Comazzi opted to beach the vessel on sandy Menemsha Beach instead of sailing further and risking a grounding on the Island’s rocky north shore. A marine tow company is slated to remove the sailboat, Rossi said.
As of 9 am Monday, the vessel remained on the beach. Station Menemsha Officer in Charge Justin Longval said his station has been monitoring the vessel.
If it was intentional grounding, were they given a ten yard penalty and loss of down?
wes– great comment ! Thanks for the humor —
Why didn’t they call the Coast Guard or harbor master? So close to Menemsha. Why ground it?
No anchor for immediate deployment? I believe the game is afoot…
Has it been removed?