Many of us reading the news this past weekend will have shuddered when they read about the man overboard accident on Xantippe while en route between Lord Howe and Pittwater. According to BoatingOz:
The 62-year-old was sailing with his wife and another couple on the Xanthippe from Lord Howe Island to Pittwater when he went overboard, about 100 nautical miles from Lord Howe on a 460 nautical mile voyage to Port Macquarie.
Despite the best efforts of his companions - all aged in their 60s - he could not be pulled back on board and was swept away.
He was not wearing a lifejacket.Australian Maritime Safety Authority spokesman Greg Smith said how the man went overboard in 'benign' seas was a mystery.
It's every cruising couple's nightmare. There, but for the grace of god, go we...
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