Hearing the shout ‘man overboard’ with a novice crew on a sail training yacht is a heart-stopping moment for skipper Chris Payne. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from When the Sea Calls

The Francis Drake was running downwind under full sail when the MOB incident described
took place

Back around 1980 I was privileged to be involved with the Robert Clark-designed 72ft ketches operated by what was then …Continue reading »

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