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February 23, 2017 By Jack Griffin Leave a Comment

Man Overboard – Close Call for America’s Cup Sailor Graeme Spence

America's Cup sailor Graeme Spence of Oracle Team USA went overboard
Graeme Spence overboard in America’s Cup training

Sailor Graeme Spence went overboard when Oracle Team USA’s America’s Cup Class yacht dropped off the foils in training on Wednesday 22 February 2017. Graeme was lucky not to be hit by the daggerboard or rudder. Remember that Franck Cammas of Groupama Team France almost lost his right foot when he was hit by the rudder after going overboard in training in France in November 2015. Read about Franck’s ordeal here, here and here.

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