RedactedNarrative: Vessel #1 was sailing in Lake Erie approximately 500 yards off Columbia Road Park in Bay Village, Ohio.  Conditions worsened, with 3-4 foot waves out of the east-northeast, water began to gather in bilge.  Operator pumped too much water from bilge.  Sailboat did not have keel, and used water as ballast.  Once water was pumped out, vessel dropped sail.  The operator attempted to start the engine, and a passenger attempted to bail water with buckets as waves overcame the gunwale and began to flood the vessel. The engine failed and vessel capsized following a crashing wave over the port side gunwale, out of the north.  All passengers were thrown into the water during capsize, and eventually swam back to the now turtled vessel.  Operator reports persons were in the water for 30 minutes before good samaritans in unknown vessel picked them up and transported them back to Bay Boat Club.  Vessel eventually washed ashore at Huntington Beach.
  
  The vessel washed ashore, losing its mast and some equipment on board.
  
  Vessel #1 was removed from the beach on Tuesday morning, August 25.