Let me set the scene here.....

In Phuket, there is a Yacht Race called the Phuket Kings Cup Regatta. Before the final day of the race, all of the yachts were at anchor just off shore, and the winds switched to a very strong westerly that was blowing the boats directly onto the beach. Along with the sea chop and low tide, 10 boats were beached.

Pictures and Story here....

http://www.kingscup.com/index.cfm?Nid=77957&RequestTimeOut=180

Video here....

http://www.youtube.com/v/F8qqSLn6N-Y?fs=1&hl=en_US%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam

Now comes the Discussion on Sailing Anarchy.........Racers vs: Cruisers......Racers do not know how to anchor. Somewhere in the 8 page thread, they go over to another topic about Americans and Speedos. Reader Beware......this is Sailing Anachry! They do not mince any words here and get a little colorful in their language. Still an very entertaining thread to read.

Joe

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=116590