My suspicion is that the wind suddenly changed direction and caused the two vessels to jibe unexpectedly. If you’ve ever been sailing, an unplanned jibe is very violent and fast, causing the boom to rip from one side of the boat to the other. Unfortunately it is easy to get whacked by the boom in that situation and is extremely dangerous.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Tragic. Hope this leads to changes to make it safer.
jam12705@lemmy.world 4 months ago
My suspicion is that the wind suddenly changed direction and caused the two vessels to jibe unexpectedly. If you’ve ever been sailing, an unplanned jibe is very violent and fast, causing the boom to rip from one side of the boat to the other. Unfortunately it is easy to get whacked by the boom in that situation and is extremely dangerous.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 4 months ago
Not a sailor so excuse my ignorance. But do they wear helmets? Is the boom padded?