A crew member taking part in this year’s ARC rally has been lost overboard. Yesterday, Monday 2 December, the Volvo 70 Ocean Breeze reported that a crew member had gone…
Man Overboard
Crew member killed in Man Overboard incident in Aegean 600 offshore race
The fourth edition of the Aegean 600, a relatively new 605-mile offshore race around the islands of Aegean, has been marred by the death of a competitor yesterday, Tuesday 9…
How to recover a man overboard
After 45,000 nautical miles racing in the Clipper Round the World Race, skipper Chris Brooks was relieved that his crew on Qingdao never had to put their well-rehearsed Man Overboard…
Clipper Race deaths – the full lessons learnt from official investigation
Andrew Ashman, 49, died during the first leg of the race after being knocked unconscious during two uncontrolled gybes 122nm west of Porto, Portugal on 4 September 2015. Sarah Young,…
Solo skipper Sam Davies on why panic is the worst response to a man overboard emergency
It looks as though either a trimmer or the bowman has gone to leeward to check the trim or sheet leads for the headsail and potentially the impending spinnaker hoist.…
Clipper Round the World Race crew dies after man overboard in the Pacific
A crewmember racing in the Clipper Round the World Race has died after being swept overboard in the Pacific. Sarah Young, 40, was one of the crew of the yacht…
Tested: AIS MOB devices – help your crew to save your life if you should go overboard
In a safety briefing for the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre race, a French search and rescue pilot told us just how hard it is for a spotter plane to see…
Tested: AIS MOB devices – help your crew to save your life if you should go overboard
In a safety briefing for the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre race, a French search and rescue pilot told us just how hard it is for a spotter plane to see…
Video: amazing footage of desperate puppy rescued by yacht crew
Watch one very lucky labrador puppy lost overboard in the Gulf of Naples nearly a mile from shore being picked up by a yacht crew, dried off and cuddled. She was…
MOD70 Musandam-Oman Sail report man overboard off the coast of Croatia
Updated 14:00 GMT Thursday 8 October The Italian and Croatian coastguards continue to assist Oman Sail with the search and rescue operation for Mohammed al Alawi, a 26-year old…
What’s it like going on a rescue with an RNLI lifeboat crew? We go on exercise to find out
Yachting World’s Matthew Sheahan goes out with the crew of the Falmouth RNLI lifeboat and experiences a ‘man overboard’