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Boat Description Ref. Big Boat Series St. Francis Yacht Club 18 September 1994 Larry Klein (USA), 42 San Francisco Twin Flyer, 38 foot sloop [23] Commodore Perry Race North Cape Yacht Club 3 June 2007 Bruce Goldsmith (USA), 71 Lake Erie: J/29 Boom head injury America's Cup Testing Golden Gate Yacht Club 9 May 2013 Andrew Simpson (GBR) San Francisco
Year Country Description Deaths Image 1495 Denmark Gribshunden – Flagship of John, King of Denmark caught fire and burned down while in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Ronneby in southeastern Sweden, becoming one of the best-preserved shipwrecks from the late medieval period.
These were the first race-related fatalities in the history of the race. Later inquiry said that the boat — specifically its high performance extremely wide low displacement hull [5] [6] [7] — was unfit for the location, weather and the multiday and lengthy race, and urged race officials to change ratings and revoke privileges to enter the ...
The sailboat is particularly vulnerable to capsizing or hitting a shoal or rock in the water when the steering fails. In heavy chop there is a lot of force on the rudder as it is pushed by the water. If the ship is flying a Spinnaker and it loses steering, the boat will most likely broach (head up into wind), which will, on most boats, cause a ...
The Mobile Bay Sailing Disaster was a maritime disaster during the 57th Annual Dauphin Island Yacht Race, in Mobile Bay, Alabama on April 25, 2015. [1] The event resulted in the deaths of six sailors, one of whose body was never recovered, and 8 sunken vessels.
Mar. 4—A 90-foot sailboat, called the Criterion, ran into a reef Sunday afternoon roughly 500 yards offshore from Fort DeRussy in Waikiki with about 30 adults on board. Honolulu Ocean Safety ...
Gianh River boat accident – On 25 January on the Gianh River near Quảng Hải Village, in the Quảng Trạch District of Quảng Bình Province. [43] A wooden boat sank 20 meters from the shore in strong currents during windy conditions. There were reportedly over 80 people on board, yet the boat was capable of carrying only 20. 43 2002 ...
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