It was indeed a valiant effort. High winds and big waves. Marco Spani set out to do a good deed and with the help of three other residents managed to save somebody the probable loss of two kayaks.

The moorage platform just broke loose from someplace just south of Three Tree Point and Ray Rice, who lives beside the beacon light, saw peril and brought them a huge coil of rope to help them. Now Spani wants to try to get the kayaks back to their owner.

Here is his report to publisher Jerry Robinson:

The kayaks were both locked to a small dock that apparently broke loose from its home. Strong south wind and outgoing tide so maybe Vashon? Redondo?

The wind and tide was taking them for an unpleasant high tide landing against the rocks on the south side of the point. Two swamped kayaks and a dock are hard to tow, and the tide was going out, so I couldn't get

The assemblage back to my beach, and I changed direction to pull with the tide and past the point. Tide and wind was strong enough that I couldn't paddle back to shore on the north side. Ended up untying, coming to shore to get the end of a rope from Rich and Ray, then back to tie on to one of the kayaks.

When I got back to shore we reeled in the undamaged vessels hand over hand. Kind of a fun adventure!

Update on the search for the rightful owner...I just talked to the gentleman who originally purchased the kayaks from Easy Rider, and he sold them a number of years ago and doesn't know who he sold them to or where the buyer lived. I'm a bit stumped about what to do.

It's kind of a Cinderella story...but instead of a glass slipper we are looking for the person who has the key to the lock that secured the kayaks to the dock, and that is how we will know it is the true kayak owner...

That person can contact me at 206-650-0852 or marco@cpnw.com.