SAIL BOARD#1 WAS SAILING NORTH ACROSS THE NARROWS TOWARD PIER#90. BOAT #2 WAS TRAVELING WEST ALONG SHORE LINE AT SPEED OF 20-25 MPH. BOAT#2 OCCUPANTS WARNED BOAT#2 OPERATOR TO LOOK OUT FOR SAIL BOARD#1 WHO WAS SAILING FROM BEHIND & TOWARD BOAT#1 PORT SIDE. BOAT#2 OPERATOR CLAIMS HE NEVER SAW THE SAILBOARDER SINCE HE WAS HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN LIGHT. SAIL BOARD#1 OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CHANGE DIRECTION BEFORE BOAT#2 STRUCK THE SAIL BOARD. IMPACT BROKE THE SAIL MAST, DAMAGED THE SAIL BOARD, & EJECTED THE SAILBOARD OPERATOR. BOAT#2 OPERATOR CLAIMED SAILBOARD OPERATOR CAME FROM BEHIND ON PORT SIDE AND STRUCK BOAT#2 PORT SIDE NEAR THE BOW.
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