THE VESSEL HIT A SANDBAR INSIDE OF THE CHANNEL.  THIs CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY BLOWN ONTO THE REEF.

Sailboat stuck off Maunalua Bay Beach Park-SOURCE: KHON News Channel 2 (Hawaii)- DATE: 27Jun11
The owner of the sailboat purchased it over the weekend and was having the boat moved from Ala Wai harbor to Hawaii Kai. As of Monday morning the boat was still stuck about a quarter mile off Maunalua Bay Beach Park just inside Buoy 1A. According to officials, the operator of the boat took a wrong turn on their way to the pier. The U.S. Coast Guard was called in to rescue three people who were on the boat.
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