Sailing
- Michael Bannister, drowned (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Glyn Charles, drowned (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Donald Crowhurst, 36–37, suicide (whilst competing in Sunday Times Golden Globe Race)
- John Dean, drowned (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Bruce Guy, heart attack (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Hans Horrevoets, 32, drowning (whilst competing in 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race)
- James Lawler, drowned (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Tony Philips, drowning (whilst competing in 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race)
- Gerry Roufs, 43–44, drowning (whilst competing in 1996–97 Vendée Globe)
- Felix Scheder-Bieschin, 40, military actions during World War II (1940)
- Phillip Skeggs, drowned (competing in 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race)
- Eric Tabarly, 66, lost at sea (1998)
- Nigel Tetley, 47–48, strangulation by hanging (coroner recorded an Open Verdict) (1972)
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Famous quotes containing the word sailing:
“Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from here
To the beautiful land of Nod.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855–1919)
“O western orb sailing the heaven,
Now I know what you must have meant as a month since I walked,
As I walked in silence the transparent shadowy night,”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
“Theologians should not be ashamed to admit that they cannot enter a contest with such antagonists [the sceptics], and that they do not want to expose the Gospel truths to such an attack. The ship of Jesus Christ is not made for sailing on this stormy sea, but for taking shelter from this tempest in the haven of faith.”
—Pierre Bayle (1647–1706)