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Retired Lawyer Died During Round The World Yacht Race

July 24, 2018 by index

Retired solicitor Simon Speirs paid £45,000 to participate in the round the world yacht race died after being swept overboard, as he helped change a sail. Speirs was 60 years old and he became separated from 70ft boat, though he kept himself attached to the boat by a safety tether, which seemed to fail when […]

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