Sailing boat Skipper lost in freak accident

7:39 PM Tue 12 Oct 2010 GMT

'Bad Dog broken steering seat' .

Who is the most important member of the crew to wear a life jacket or be harnessed on? The weakest member? The youngest? Those who can't swim? No, it's the Skipper! - the one whose most important in getting the sailing boat back to shore. This was underlined by a tragic incident this week where all the crew, the skipper's own children, had life jackets on, but not their father. The search is set to continue for a man who fell overboard while sailing with his three children this week. The family was sailing in their 65ft yacht, and the ...

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by KGW/Sail-World Cruising