Man Overboard Archives

John Fisher: A true Scallywag

March 27th, 2018

While on the ninth day of the Volvo Ocean Race leg from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil, a man

March 27th, 2018

(March 27, 2018) – The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race has thus far incurred two man overboard incidents – one on

March 26th, 2018

(March 26, 2018; Day 9) – On a day when the Volvo Ocean Race teams were facing snow squalls and

January 14th, 2018

(January 14, 2018; Leg 4; Day 13) – The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race incurred a dramatic man overboard scenario as

June 6th, 2017

A collection of man overboard incidents published on Jun 6, 2017. Note: The creators of this video appear to be

October 27th, 2016

The Coast Guard suspended the active search Wednesday evening (Oct 26) for Chinese sailor Guo Chuan, 51, who was trying

May 18th, 2016

Alicante, Spain (May 18, 2016) – Ten years ago today, the Volvo Ocean Race family lost one of its own.

April 30th, 2016

It was a record-setting year for the Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, with overall elapsed and monohull times being

April 5th, 2016

During testing in Bermuda, America’s Cup challenger SoftBank Team Japan’s Winston MacFarlane (using Derek Sawards life vest) survived an unplanned

December 17th, 2015

If you’ve never fallen overboard, it is hard to imagine the helplessness of the moment. And even if you are