He says he somehow dragged himself about a half mile across mud, sand and gravel until he reached the sea wall as it was getting dark. He thinks he may have been there a couple of hours before someone walking their dog found him and called the emergency services..... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

The moral is (if there is one) don't sail in isolated areas on your own without some way of summoning help or at least tell someone where you'll be and an ETA.