RedactedNarrative: Owner/operator of sailboat and passenger were returning to port from a short trip under-sail with the jib sail only. The line/rope of the jib sail got tangled in the railing near the bow of the vessel. The owner went to the front of the vessel to free the line and while doing so his hand/arm became entangled in the line as the wind caught the jib sail and pulled him overboard. The passenger responded and was able to pull the line, with the owner still holding on, back to the side of the boat. 
  
  The owner could not hold on to the line and was unable to reach for the hand of the passenger. The passenger encouraged the owner to hold on while she went to the back of the vessel to get a throw bag or cushion to throw to the owner. The passenger lost sight of the owner and performed a quick-stop maneuver, activated the MOB signal, started the motor and circled the vessel back toward the original location. The passenger located the owner who was non-responsive in the water and the USCG team arrived and pulled the owner from the water.
  