Missing British sailor's body found aboard off Jamaica

[Bellacruiser]

With apologies for the terrible source - British window cleaner's dead body found naked on a yacht off Jamaica

Sad news, he'd made it across the Atlantic and went missing after departing Grenada I believe

 

[newtothis]

What!?!? This post has been up for two hours now and there has been no speculation over his sailing ability, nature of his boat, appropriateness of his voyage, and not a single conspiracy theory over the cause of his death.
C'mon people.

 

[emandvee44]

Sad indeed. The article has a few inconsistencies, which you would expect, but of the 66 comments posted so far, nearly all are positive.
M.

 

[cpedw]

With apologies for the terrible source - British window cleaner's dead body found naked on a yacht off Jamaica

I was taken by the byline "By RORY TINGLE and COLIN MAXIMIN "

 

[Triassic]

What!?!? This post has been up for two hours now and there has been no speculation over his sailing ability, nature of his boat, appropriateness of his voyage, and not a single conspiracy theory over the cause of his death.
C'mon people.

This isn't the Lounge......

 

[scotty123]

What!?!? This post has been up for two hours now and there has been no speculation over his sailing ability, nature of his boat, appropriateness of his voyage, and not a single conspiracy theory over the cause of his death.
C'mon people.

Wot yot?

 

[pvb]

The Sun has a bit more information, including this quote from a "shocked neighbour", who said "I can’t understand how he’s been found in a boat off Jamaica. I always knew him as a window cleaner, he never mentioned any interest in yachting. He lived alone apart from his big bull mastiff. You don’t get many round-the-world sailors from this estate."

 

[scotty123]

The Sun has a bit more information, including this quote from a "shocked neighbour", who said "I can’t understand how he’s been found in a boat off Jamaica. I always knew him as a window cleaner, he never mentioned any interest in yachting. He lived alone apart from his big bull mastiff. You don’t get many round-the-world sailors from this estate."

No mention of 'luxury yacht'yet then.

 

[pvb]

No mention of 'luxury yacht'yet then.

No, I guess they know that a 30ft yacht isn't that luxurious.

 

[capnsensible]

You don’t get many round-the-world sailors from this estate."

Still havent.

 

[Wansworth]

The boat looks quite good is it a Halmatic 30?

 

[pvb]

The boat looks quite good is it a Halmatic 30?

Yes. There are some photos of the actual boat, in happier times, in this Yachting Monthly article...

Halmatic 30

 

[[70521]]

I wonder why they said he was an experienced sailor, he had crossed the Atlantic.

 

[scotty123]

I wonder why they said he was an experienced sailor, he had crossed the Atlantic.

With enough victuals & water, you can drift across the Atlantic.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

And without enough victuals and water you can die before you get to the far side. Poor sod whatever.

 

[Biggles Wader]

The article in the Mail says he sailed across the Atlantic to Barbados and then 162 miles to Grenada. Its badly written of course but I got the impression he had called in or why mention those places? Absolutely no need to write a headline stating the body was found naked either.

 

[RichardS]

Poor chap. I wonder if he had a heart attack or stroke?

RIP

Richard

 

[Deleted member 478]

If the photo in the article is indeed his boat, I'd love to know why the sails aren't out?

 

[Wansworth]

The article in the Mail says he sailed across the Atlantic to Barbados and then 162 miles to Grenada. Its badly written of course but I got the impression he had called in or why mention those places? Absolutely no need to write a headline stating the body was found naked either.

The Mail is a crap newspaper

 

[newtothis]

Absolutely no need to write a headline stating the body was found naked either.

Yeah, but since Diana died, the Wail has been really struggling to keep its reader.