RedactedNarrative: Vessel – 1958, 18’ 6” Ameribody Auxiliary Sailboat w/5 hp Lehr Outboard Engine
   
  On 07/04/2016, at about 03:30 p.m., this vessel was sailing on Lake Whatcom near Sunrise Bay / Agate Bay located near Bellingham, WA in Whatcom County.
             
  Operator reported that while he was sailing he encountered a near miss, on the starboard tack of the vessel, with a landing floatplane.  As a result of this near miss, the vessel was capsized by the prop of the floatplane.  Operator was rescued, un-injured, by a passing boat.  The floatplane was nowhere to be seen.
   
  0 Injuries / 0 Fatalities
  No apparent alcohol involvement
  Vessel damages were estimated at $2,000   
  The Operator was wearing a PFD 
  The Operator did not have a mandatory Boater Education Card
  