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Caffari reflects on lessons after falling overboard

Round the world skipper Dee Caffari experienced a man overboard situation first-hand when competing at California Offshore Race Week in June. Caffari blogged about the incident, sharing her reflections on the incident.

‘The rule on the boat I was sailing was to wear a lifejacket when on deck and always clip on with your tether at night,’ she wrote. ‘At the time of the incident, I was not clipped on with my tether. I was wearing my Spinlock Vito Deckvest with a tether attached around

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