San Clemente Dory Boat Destroyed

San Clemente Lifeguard dory boat found destroyed
in the surf early Tuesday morning.

The morning of Tuesday, June 14 should of started off with a morning workout for the lifeguards of San Clemente Marine Safety in their competition dory boat. Instead it started with hauling the boat out of the water piece by piece.

The dory boat has been a part of San Clemente for 30 years. It has brought the San Clemente Lifeguard Competition team to victory multiple times in the annual Ocean Festival and the Great Catalina Dory Race.

The team was just about to start the new race season when it was cut short by beach vandals.

Sometime during the night, someone pushed the boat from the lifeguard parking lot into the water. The waves and the high tide tore the fiberglass boat into pieces. Lifeguards arrived to find the pieces washed up on the shore.

Reported by Fred Swegles with the Orange County Register "It would cost thousands of dollars to have a new boat built, lifeguards said. A used one might be considerably cheaper. "It might not be the fastest boat out there, but at least it's a boat," lifeguard Ryan Buckley said."
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Lifeguards are now working towards finding a new boat before the race season starts. Every bit of support is appreciated and anyone that knows anything about the vandals that pushed the lifeguard boat into the water is encouraged to call San Clemente Marine Safety at (949) 361-8219