The boat had run aground on the beaches of Kampung Pulau Melayu.
MIRI: The skipper of a sailboat has been found alive after his boat was blown off course by strong winds on Saturday night.
The 71-year-old Australian man, identified as David Lenton, was found alive by the villagers of Kampung Pulau Melayu at around 7am earlier today, where his boat had beached.
He was reported to have set sail off Miri waters on Saturday evening before strong winds blew his vessel off its intended course.
Source: http://miri.my/2016/12/11/missing-boat-and-skipper-found-unharmed-at-kampung-pulau-melayu/