The Tipsea Gypsea lies beached on a sandbar, two anchor lines extending from the bow of the 45-foot sailboat.
On the hull, a bright orange sticker has been placed declaring the vessel must be removed. The 1989 Catalina sits just a few hundred feet from the Harbor Acres neighborhood on Sarasota Bay and on the outskirts of the Marina Jack mooring field where dozens of boats are anchored. And the boat has no steering wheel.
“You can anchor anywhere you want in state waters, but when it starts to threaten persons or property, that’s when it becomes an issue,” Sarasota Police Department Marine Patrol Officer Michael Skinner said…