article_snippet.sent: his eight-person crew boat sank in the storm's aftermath. '
article_snippet.sent: We knew We were totally lost at sea, We did,' she continued.
article_snippet.sent: 'As soon as they [sails] dropped, freaking hell broke loose,' the captain continued. '
article_snippet.sent: and it was terrible.'
article_snippet.sent: We knew We were totally lost at sea,' said regatta participant Rhonda Morgan Gilreath, right, shown with regatta participant Rhonda Morgan Gilreath boyfriend Randy Rutledge of Rome Georgia on Saturday .
article_snippet.sent: It's been a very tragic day,' Michael Smith, with the Buccaneer yacht club, told WSFA-TV. '
article_snippet.sent: I didn't have a life jacket on,' WSFA said.
article_snippet.sent: the boaters boats sunk so fast that the boaters didn't have time to grab life preservers.'