Emotional ceremony held for British sailor in Pacific Ocean,with yachts in round the world race joining minute’s silenceSarah Young, the British sailor who died after being swept overboard during a round the world yacht race, and has been buried at sea with all 12 competing teams holding a minute’s silence on their boats to sign the moment.
On her boat,the 70ft IchorCoal, the ceremony was conducted by her former crewmates, and with readings including the poem Sea Fever by John Masefield,with the lines: “And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying / And the flung spray and the blown spume and the seagulls crying.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com