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We witnessed what could have been a horrible situation on Paugus Bay today (I know, big mistake, sandbar on the weekend). Capt. Jackass came into the sandbar with a pontoon and a good breeze blowing on shore. He proceeded to attempt to anchor off our port bow while he was sideways, bow pointed to our bow anchor line. He threw his bow anchor which IMO was too small, no chain rode, as another passenger jumped in to try and set the anchor in six feet of water. Didn't work. He was drifting toward the two boats beside us and the guy in the water was now at the stern trying to set the stern anchor. When it was clear that he was going to hit one or both of the boats...HE GUNS IT! The guy in the water is between the two boats and disappears! We think he went under the pontoons of the boat that was hit. People are jumping in the water looking for him and for 30 seconds it was pure panic. Honestly, I was looking to see if there was blood in the water. The guy in the water eventually surfaces and was OK. Capt. JA then shuts the motor and lifts it, per the instructions being yelled to him by the second boat he was about to hit and run over his anchor line. He finally clears the two boats, starts the engine, and drives over to a dock where the "Old School" speed boat docks. Kids on the first boat are crying, people on the second boat on the phone, and eventually Harbor patrol showed up. Fortunately no one was hurt, but that was one of about six "captains" that had no clue how to anchor, or to buy the right size anchor.