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Wake of the Storm
Six sailors perished in the race. Aboard Business Post Naiad, Bruce Guy died of natural causes from a heart attack and Philip Skeggs became entangled in his equipment and drowned when the boat capsized. On Sword of Orion, Glyn Charles died after being washed overboard when his harness failed. And from Winston Churchill, John Dean, Jim Lawler, and Michael Bannister drowned when their life raft was struck by a wave and they were washed away.
On New Year's Day, a memorial service was held in Hobart to honor the six sailors who had been lost. More than 2,000 people attended, and four planes flew overhead in a “missing man” formation. ...
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