re: Couple sells all possessions to start a new life on the sea, boat sinks 2 days into trip..

The channel out of John's Pass isn't due west - it is more South/Southwest direction with a shoal area to the north - I've bumped bottom trying to skirt the channel heading north with a 3' draft.

I imagine they were too close to shore and tried entering behind the entrance markers - but even they state their speed was 2kts - can't see too much damage happening that slow unless the keel was already in bad shape to begin with