Saving an 83 year old man dragging with 3 ⚓️ out
Elapsed time
4h 14m
Avg. speed
0.4kts
Distance
1.7nm
Moving time
--
Max. speed
-- kts
Ashley River, Charleston, Charleston County, SC, USA
Sep 11, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025
Fun filled day here in Charleston! Our neighbor, a single 83 year old sailor named Yuri was dragging with no engine on his monohull and three anchors in the water, all twisted upon each other....feet from shore! After a 6 hour struggle we were able to get one anchor line weighted down and pulled up from the boat. We then tried to use the top of our Gypsy to raise to two other anchors ⚓️ which were twisted and stuck to something in the mud. after the poor old man went overboard on his dinghy, it became cold water man overboard mission followed by a boat recovery. After 6 hours we finally got his monohull positioned, and we are watching it wisely. However, as of the moment he still is connected to two anchors that are twisted together in one big mess, likely connected to a cable under the mud. I do not have any pictures of the man overboard because at that time I was not holding my phone only focusing on his life!!! But here is a few from the dinghy recovery and where he is sitting now