Family seeks missing sailor’s body off Grays Harbor

Nov 2 2009 in Short Tacks by The Seattle Times

Christine Clarridge at The Seattle Times has this story in today’s edition:

John Phillip Stapp’s two sons, John Phillip Stapp Jr. of Stanwood and William Stapp of El Paso, Texas, are headed to Grays Harbor to search the beaches.

They hope to recover their father’s body and lay him to rest next to their mother in Bothell Cemetery.

The elder Stapp is missing and presumed dead after his sailboat apparently ran into rough seas off the coast of Washington last month.

The body of his 47-year-old sailing companion, Teri Dascher of Kingston, washed ashore in Grayland, Grays Harbor County, on Oct. 23.

Remnants of Stapp’s boat, a 25-foot Coronado named Connie B., were found nearby and police are asking beachcombers to look out for more.

The full story is available on The Seattle Times’ website.