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RS Venture Connect sail number 307 report published
Fatal accident involving the capsize and full inversion of a self-righting keelboat on Windermere, Cumbria.
Our accident investigation report on the capsize and full inversion of the self-righting keelboat RS Venture Connect sail number 307 resulting in the death of a disabled sailor on Windermere, Cumbria on 12 June 2019, is now published.
A safety bulletin, published in 2019, containing a warning about the securing of retractable keels or retractable weighted centreboards was also produced for this report.
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Published 17 December 2020