http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/monterey-sailboat-accident_n_2768692.html


Kurtis Thorsted, 55, of Salinas, Calif., was released from federal prison last summer after being convicted, for the second time, of making false calls to the Coast Guard. Court records show he made 51 distress calls over five months, claiming in one case to be in trouble in a kayak off the coast of Santa Cruz.

Suppose they've checked this guy out yet?