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The Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF) is a registered charity in England and Wales (1153060) [28] and was founded in memory of, and inspired by, Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson. The ASF was established in 2013 by Trustees Sir Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy OBE and Andrew's wife, Leah. The ASF's mission is to transform lives through sailing.
St. Francis Yacht Club 18 September 1994 Larry Klein (USA), 42, San Diego San Francisco Twin Flyer, 38 foot sloop [23] 2007 Bruce Goldsmith (USA), 71 J/29 Boom head injury America's Cup Testing Golden Gate Yacht Club 9 May 2013 Andrew Simpson (GBR) San Francisco Artemis Racing, AC72, Boat 1 Entrapped after the boat broke apart and capsized.
On 17 October 2012, Oracle Racing's AC72 pitchpoled (somersaulted) and capsized, causing severe damage to the yacht. The wingsail was completely destroyed while being swept under the Golden Gate Bridge by a strong ebb tide. [12] On 9 May 2013, Artemis Racing's AC72 pitchpoled and broke apart, resulting in the death of crew member Andrew Simpson ...
2013: On May 9, the first of the two AC72 catamarans the team was testing capsized and turtled, resulting in the death of crewmember and British Olympic gold medalist sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This was the second major accident involving the current AC72, following the capsizing of defending Cup champion Oracle Team USA on ...
Andrew Simpson Watersports our Burghfield Sailing Club's training provider. They offer training to members, schools and youth groups. They also provide training to members of the public. Their activities are dinghy sailing, windsurfing, stand up paddleboarding, improvised raft building and powerboating. Courses start for those 8 years upwards.
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A significant number of boats have disappeared around the same area where Abbot and Hay-Simpson disappeared. A boat with five men from Sydney also mysteriously vanished a few weeks after the disappearance of Abbot and Hay-Simpson and was also never seen again. [154] [155] [156] Leslie Hay-Simpson Unknown 10 November 1936 James Jenkins Simpson: 54
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