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Beached sailboat near Avon Pier, NC


Here's the beached sailboat as seen from a house's boardwalk near Avon Pier, looking south.

This was the view from the other side of the sand dune.

It was very strange to see a 40-something foot sailboat on the beach.

The owner was still trying to figure out someway to winch it around, but his keel was sunk into the sand.

There were lots of folks on the dunes, watching and sharing information. Now and then someone took the guy some coffee or food.

It made me too sad to watch, so I walked away.