tragic yachtswoman Miss Anita Page.

Miss Page, 41, had her dreams of a solo round-the-world trip destroyed when her boat Sparrow hit rocks near Sonesta Beach last Thursday.

Exhausted from battling Hurricane Frances and just two weeks into her voyage, she fell asleep near Bermuda and ran aground.

The Florida sailing teacher swam to safety but her $100,000 boat, which insurers refused to cover, was destroyed.

The picture below was taken by diver Mr. Mike Maple-Waller of South Side Scuba, who volunteered with colleague Mr. Tony Stewart to recover what they could for her.

"The whole front end of the wreck is now missing,'' said Mr. Maple-Waller.

"There's another gaping hole in the aft, shown in the picture.'' The divers have brought up clothes, tinned food, compasses and a life-raft. A full salvage operation is expected soon.

Meanwhile, boater Mr. Royle Kemp, of Seymour Farm Road, Southampton, decided to make her a special gift -- a cedar carving of a longtail mounted on a plaque.

"I just thought it would be something nice for her. She lost her sparrow and she could gain a longtail.

"I saw her yacht being destroyed and I figured she must have been heartbroken.'' Mr. Kemp hopes to present his carving to Miss Page this week.

WRECKED HOPES -- This is all that remains of the vision Miss Anita Page once had of sailing round the globe single-handed.