As far as I can make out from the list of Aldeburgh Lifeboat call-outs, a Mayday was received from this yacht on the evening of April 1st. The lifeboat attended and took off the crew (doesn’t say how many but it looks like a one-off singlehander). Wind and sea state were such that yacht had to be abandoned.Sad.......
(this may have been mentioned somewhere else but can't find anything)View attachment 156817View attachment 156818
She could be a van der stat invictor 26 footerVisited Sakura saturday, some bugger has sawn and then snapped the mast off. Anchor has also gone.View attachment 159766
Nice clear grain douglas fir or spruce, a piece that size is four figures, although the fact no effort appears to have been made to remove it from the hull suggests someone just after firewood or a souvenir. I'd tow it with a dinghy and outboard to somewhere I can get a vehicle on the beach.Why would someone saw the mast off? Not an easy thing to carry home, surely?
Visited Sakura saturday, some bugger has sawn and then snapped the mast off. Anchor has also gone.View attachment 159766