RedactedNarrative: Vessel #2 operator was navigating his 58.5' vessel too close to the starboard edge of a narrow, shallow and congested channel.  V#2 operator failed to maintain safe headway and speed near the center of the starboard side of the channel.  The video captured by 2 (two) video cameras clearly shows V#2 was the only factor on this grounding accident.  I determined all this factors and the inexperience of the operator on this class boat, together with the northeasterly winds contributed for V#2 to run aground damaging its propeller.  
  
  The video clearly exonerates V#1.   V#1 was too far ahead in the channel at all times.  It was determine V#1 never stop nor it was dead on the water at any specific time while in the channel.  V#1 maintained a distance of 95 to 100 feet ahead of V#2.  V#1 was not a factor on this grounding accident.