落水で4人が亡くなる
大波で落水、しかしライフジャケット無着用のようです。
なにはともあれライフジャケットは着用ですね、最近は日本では殆どのレースで着用義務付け又は自主的に殆どの方が着用してます。
確かに海外のレースでは未着用のシーンが多く見られます・・・
ゴールデンウィークで、セーリング、を予定してると思います。
ライフジャケットは必ず着用しましょう。 言葉は悪いですが死んでも見つかります。 捜索もしやすいです・・
The Coast Guard said that offshore racing in northern California must "stand down" until a report is issued on a race that claimed five lives
The US Coast Guard has suspended all ocean sailboat races in Northern California after an accident earlier this month killed five sailors. According to Reuters, the Coast Guard said that offshore racing must “stand down” after a sailboat lost five of its crew on April 14 near the Farallone Islands.
Laura Munoz, executive director of the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay, told the news agency that the US Coast Guard stopped issuing permits for ocean races until a report is completed on the Farallone Islands accident. "Everyone wanted to take a pause and make sure everything that can be done has been done," Munoz told Reuters.
US Coast Guard Captain Cindy Stowe of San Francisco made the decision to suspend the permits. "The San Francisco Bay area sailing community is one of the most vibrant, experienced and capable sailing communities in the world," Stowe said in a statement. "This temporary safety stand-down from offshore racing will allow the Coast Guard and the offshore racing community to further our common safety goals.”
A series of large waves during the Full Crew Farallones Race swept crew members off the deck of a 38ft racing yacht, and pushed yacht onto a rocky island. One body was recovered, but four others were lost at sea. Bryan Chong, one of three men who survived the accident, wrote in a blog that the time he spent overboard felt like he was in "a washing machine filled with boulders." He added that the crew mates might have been saved had they worn safety harnesses.
The Coast Guard suspended racing until a report from the sailing body US Sailing is issued. "We'll see what U.S. Sailing has to say, and then hopefully we can get back to it," Munoz said. "I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing for everybody to take a breath and see what can be done. We want to be sure our races are as safe as possible."
U.S. Sailing Association President Gary Jobson his organization will look forward to working with the US Coast Guard to "understand exactly what happened" during the race.
