Scott Bates French, 53, left Sodus Point, New York, on a sailing trip in July 2013 and never returned. An experienced sailor, he departed on his 32-foot sailboat Persnickety. A few days later the vessel was found run aground and abandoned near Point Petre, Ontario, with the sails still up; a passerby who found the empty boat alerted authorities.

Search and rescue crews from both Canadian and American agencies searched Lake Ontario but found no sign of French. Examination of the boat’s GPS showed an odd pattern: Persnickety sailed out from the Rochester area, turned back, then veered off course and moved erratically before grounding at Point Petre. Brighton Police Department is handling the investigation.

French was described as a 6 feet 2 inches, 180-pound Caucasian man with blond or strawberry-colored hair in a short crew cut and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing tan Docker’s khaki pants with suspenders, a white t-shirt, and grayish-brown New Balance shoes, size 11, with orthotics. Does anyone who was on the lake that week or who saw a lone sailboat near Point Petre have information to share?