NorCalSailing provides a sad special report with photos of how a practically new 10 meter sailboat lost way and was destroyed by the sea this past weekend.

Savage Beauty, a Flying Tiger 10 owned by San Francisco’s John Lymberg, expired on the rocks of the Marin Headlands in Saturday’s Second Half Opener race to Point Bonita. The race started near the Berkeley Pier, and boats short-tacked against a strong flood current, hugging the Marin shore for relief.

The photos reveal how amazingly close this 33 foot 5,000 lb boat with a 7.5 ft keel was sailing to the rocky shore. Sailing in light air, they were unable to break free of wave swell or make their way into a fast rising tide.

Once aground, their engine fouled and they had to abandon ship. Fortunately no one was injured.