Boating, Breaking News, EMT and fire, Land of Pleasant Living, Reach the Beach, Sea rescue, This Just In!, U. S. Coast Guard Wesley Schoonmaker’s Great Adventure triggers massive search; alive after being blown to shore after he set out to test an oar in heavy weather on the Chesapeake Bay Posted onNovember 19, 2017November 19, 2017 He had stated that he planned to test out a new oar by paddling his 8-foot yellow and dark blue raft near Willoughby Spit in Norfolk.