Clutch shifter failed at the pedestal just past Sparrows Point. Luckily it failed in/to forward (shortest cable span) so we took top off pedestal and found that the the cable clevis had failed at the threaded attatchment point. It had been under no particular strain or pressure when it sheared off so we think maybe it was age related or some latent defect. The cables for both the clutch and the throttle are bolted to the front of the pedestal but we didn't want to take the whole assembly apart (risking ability to stay in fwd or f/u steering chain) to hack something together so turned around and motored back to DSC and docked on the T-head. Such super low wind once there we were able to walk it around to the proper slip anyway. Bummer, but also crew was cool and skipper managed everything super well. Could have been loads worse.