Three people were plucked from the water off of Tomales Point today after their boat overturned. I don't know much more than that, except it looks like they were crabbing (buoys in photo one), the boat was between Tomales Point and Buoy 02 when the Sonoma County Sheriff's boat rescued the boaters, and the boat is now anchored, upside-down, off of Dillon Beach, as it was towed there by the National Park Service. A couple of interesting points: The Sheriff was motoring about and ready to help because there was a shark attack at Salmon Creek beach this morning. The surfer got bit on the hand and drove themselves to the hospital, so hopefully they're as okay as you can be after a GWS nibble. Other interesting (to me) point is that it is my understanding that when you engage in a tow of a vessel you become the responsible party. If you move the boat and then let it go, you are responsible for where the boat ends up. Maybe this doesn't apply to first responders, but it seems like it might, as the USCG only monitored the American Challenger as it drifted ashore instead of engaging it with a line or, God forbid, an anchor. I guess watching an environmental crime happen is cool, but trying to help could get you in trouble. Maybe the law should be modified, as trying seems better then watching, as the chances of you doing something helpful increases with you actually doing something. Anyways, I hope everybody involved are doing okay. The water is pretty cold and the East wind was brutal. 

     In other news, Eddie Kim and his rotating crew of crabbers have been limiting out inside the bay all week. Other people are catching, too, but as usual Eddie is working hard and consistent and trading squid for crab. Bay limits are hard but Eddie makes it look easy when you're watching from the beach. The tired guys getting off the boat after hand-pulling ten hoops in a continuous loop all day seem to indicate that it wasn't that easy. It worked, though.