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SKIP NOVAK ON MOUNTAINEERING FOR SAILORS
Of course the recent loss of crewmember Sarah Young from the Clipper Round the World Race yacht Ichor Coal is a tragedy.We should be under no illusions, though, that ocean racing does carry risks and it is the law of averages that loss of life will occasionally happen.This is not the first time and it wona€ t be the last.No matter how much we dwell on safety issues we must all realise the ocean is not a golf course nor a tennis court.Unpredictable forces are continually at play.Remember the great Eric Tabarly? He was washed off the fore deck in the Irish Sea in 1998 and drowned.Given the man and his experience, this was at the time simply considered bad luck.
Of course the recent loss of crewmember Sarah Young from the Clipper Round the World Race yacht Ichor Coal is a tragedy.We should be under no illusions, though, that ocean racing does carry risks and it is the law of averages that loss of life will occasionally happen.This is not the first time and it wona€ t be the last.No matter how much we dwell on safety issues we must all realise the ocean is not a golf course nor a tennis court.Unpredictable forces are continually at play.Remember the great Eric Tabarly? He was washed off the fore deck in the Irish Sea in 1998 and drowned.Given the man and his experience, this was at the time simply considered bad luck.
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