Coastal Classic

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Person dies after being knocked unconscious in Coastal Classic ... (Stuff.co.nz)

A person has died after they were injured during the Coastal Classic yacht race in the Bay of Islands. The incident happened about 5km south of Cape Brett ...

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2023 PIC Coastal Classic: A sailors life tragically lost (Live Sail Die)

Coastguard volunteers, training in the vicinity, responded to a distress call. The report received is that a sailor on board a yacht racing in the fleet was ...

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Person dies after being hit by yacht boom during race (1 News)

The incident occurred on a yacht racing in the Coastal Classic at around 11.30pm near Cape Brett. Coastguard volunteers were conducting a night-time training ...

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Person dies after being knocked unconscious by yacht boom during ... (RNZ)

A person has died after being knocked unconscious on a yacht while racing in the Coastal Classic in the Bay of Islands.

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Bay of Island's Coastal Classic death: Sailor dies during yachting race (New Zealand Herald)

A person has died while racing a yacht in the Bay of Islands after they were struck by the boom. The boom - a horizontal spar at the bottom of the mast -...

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Coastal Classic death confirmed by Police after crew member struck ... (Sail World)

NZ Police have confirmed to Sail-World that Police were notified at around 11.30pm of a person sustaining injuries on a boat. "Coastguard attended and we ...

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Yacht crew member killed in Bay of Islands yacht racing accident (BVM Sports)

Police in New Zealand have confirmed that a crew member participating in the Coastal Classic yacht race has died after being struck by the boom on the boat. The incident…

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