RedactedNarrative: Vessel - GIZMO, 1979, 22' Fiberglass Harmony 22 Auxiliary Sailboat w/4 hp Nissan Outboard Engine 
  
  Owner/Operator - PFD Not Worn / Has mandatory Boater Education Card 
  Occupant - Wearing PFD 
  Occupant/Deceased - PFD Not Worn 
  Witness 
  
  On 10/25/2014, sometime around 4:30 p.m., this vessel (GIZMO) was participating in an annual sailboat race "Eagle Island Race" in Puget Sound/Budd Inlet located near Olympia, WA in Thurston county. There were 3 people on board including the Operator. They were heading toward the finish line in Budd Inlet when the weather turned bad and whitecaps started forming. As the vessel entered Budd Inlet from Dana Passage, the whitecaps got bigger with about 25 knot winds and 30 knot gusts. The weather was building so they dropped the main sail and were travelling about 4.5 knots against the wind. The weather started getting dangerous so they decided to quit the race and head to Boston Harbor to get out of the weather. 
  
  After they decided to go into Boston Harbor, they were hit with a gust of wind along with a large wave, knocking the vessel starboard and capsizing it. The vessel turned upside down with Operator still in the cockpit while Occupant and Victim were thrown into the water. 
  
  At about 04:32 p.m., Law Enforcement responded to a marine response regarding a capsized sailboat on Budd Inlet with 3 people in the water. When Law Enforcement personnel arrived in the area they found that 2 of the 3 people on board the vessel had been rescued (Operator & Occupant) by other sailboats in the area. Victim was still missing. The responding rescue vessels checked the area for Victim with negative results. The USCG remained on scene through the night while the other units suspended the search due to darkness and dangerous weather conditions. 
  
  The search resumed on 10/26/2014. As the search continued, a citizen called in at about 03:00 p.m., stating that she believed a body had washed up on the beach in front of her residence along Case Inlet in Pierce county. Law Enforcement responded to the location and located the body. The recovered body was a male matching the description of victim. The body was taken to a nearby ferry dock and the Pierce County Medical Examiner took possession of him. Next of Kin was notified. 
  
  0 Injuries / 1 Fatality 
  There was no apparent alcohol involvement 
  The vessel was a Total Loss w/$2,000 reported value. The vessel has not been recovered.