American sailor dies during Newport to Bermuda Race
A veteran sailor was killed when he fell off a yacht competing in the 52nd Newport Bermuda.
The race organisers announced Colin Golder’s death in a social media post on Sunday.
“The crew of the yacht Morgan of Marietta, a 42-foot sloop, reported that its captain, Colin Golder of New Providence, New Jersey, went overboard in strong winds, approximately 325 miles from Bermuda, and did not survive,” the Bermuda Race Organising Committee said.
“After extended effort, Mr Golder’s body was recovered by the vessel’s crew, and the vessel is returning to the mainland. Next of kin has been informed.”
They have sent condolences to his family.
Golder has a long history of competing in the race, having made the 635-mile journey from Newport to Bermuda 10 times since 1998.
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