Operator and one occupant were motoring their sail boat west bound on the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Dungeness LIghthouse.  Operator and occupant were transiting an area tha is a common location for commerical crabbing when their engine abruptly stalled.  Operator restarted the engine but each time he put it in gear, the engine would stall.  Operator raised his sails then continued west bound under sail.  the traveler broke and Operator lost momentum.  Operator radioed the Coast Guard for assistance.  Operator and occupant deplyed their anchor to keep from washing up on the beach.  Their anchor to kepp from washing up on the beach.  Their anchor failed to hold the boat and it washied up on the beach.  Fire district Three responded and removed subjects from their boat.
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