A transatlantic sailor has told of her ordeal after a gust knocked her off the mast, jamming her harness, and swinging her repeatedly into the rigging.
Karen and Chris Parker were sailing their Oyster 56, , with two crew, when their Code 0 head-sail, designed for light winds, jammed. With squalls forecast, they feared becoming overpowered. After four hours of struggling to free the sail, and daylight fading, Karen decided
