Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Olympic gold medal winning sailor Andrew Simpson, who died when his boat capsized during training for the Americas Cup.
Simpson, 36, was sailing with the Swedish Artemis Racing team in San Francisco Bay when the yacht turned over and trapped him underneath, his team said on Thursday night.
The sailor, known as 'Bart', was in a crew of 11 when the 72ft vessel overturned at 12:30pm local time (8:30pm GMT). The cause of the accident is so far unclear.
Simpson was trapped underwater for about 10 minutes, Artemis said, and doctors both in the water and on the shore could not revive him after he was freed from the wreckage.
Paul Cayard, Artemis' chief executive, said the entire team was 'devastated' by what had happened. He said: 'We obviously had a tragic day today on the bay and our thoughts and prayers are with Bart Simpson's - Andrew Simpson's - family, his wife and kids, and also with the rest of the team-mates.
'It is a shocking experience to go through and we have a lot to deal with in the next few days in terms of assuring everybody's well-being.
'The boat itself is under control, but it is certainly not the first of our concerns. We are focused on the people. That is what we are working with and on and we will give you more information when we are able to.'
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Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Olympic gold medal winning sailor Andrew Simpson, who died when his boat capsized during training for the Americas Cup.
Simpson, 36, was sailing with the Swedish Artemis Racing team in San Francisco Bay when the yacht turned over and trapped him underneath, his team said on Thursday night.
The sailor, known as 'Bart', was in a crew of 11 when the 72ft vessel overturned at 12:30pm local time (8:30pm GMT). The cause of the accident is so far unclear.
Simpson was trapped underwater for about 10 minutes, Artemis said, and doctors both in the water and on the shore could not revive him after he was freed from the wreckage.
Paul Cayard, Artemis' chief executive, said the entire team was 'devastated' by what had happened. He said: 'We obviously had a tragic day today on the bay and our thoughts and prayers are with Bart Simpson's - Andrew Simpson's - family, his wife and kids, and also with the rest of the team-mates.
'It is a shocking experience to go through and we have a lot to deal with in the next few days in terms of assuring everybody's well-being.
'The boat itself is under control, but it is certainly not the first of our concerns. We are focused on the people. That is what we are working with and on and we will give you more information when we are able to.'
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Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, the British Olympic champion sailor, has died after his catamaran capsized off the coast of California.
The popular father of two, who was a member of the Swedish America’s Cup team led by his Olympic teammate Iain Percy became trapped under the hull of the AC72 after it flipped near Treasure Island in San Francisco bay catapaulting all 11 crew members into the water.
Recovery services arrived to rescue the crew but were unable to revive Simpson, despite attempts by an onboard doctor and other doctors ashore.
'It is with immense sadness that Artemis Racing confirms the tragic death of crewmember Andrew 'Bart' Simpson today in San Francisco,' said Paul Cayard, the chief executive of the Swedish Artemis Racing team Mr Simpson worked for.
'Simpson...was trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost.
“The entire Artemis Racing team is devastated by what happened. Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew’s wife and family.”
It remains unclear why the racing vessel flipped over but wind conditions were said to be stronger than normal. The bright red boat could yesterday be seen still flipped over in the bay.
An official with the US Coast Guard, told the San Francisco Chronicle that winds in the area were “a little above normal”.
Simpson was one of Britain’s most successful Olympic sa
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Simpson was part of Sweden's Artemis team taking part in training for the America's Cup off the California coast.
The British Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson died on Thursday after his team's ultra-modern yacht capsized in the San Francisco bay and trapped him underwater during training for the America's Cup.
The 72-foot Artemis catamaran tipped over at 1.15pm local time, plunging its 13-strong crew into the water and trapping Simpson under the vessel's platform for about 10 minutes.
Rescuers pulled Simpson, 36, into a support boat and an officer from the San Francisco police department's marine unit tried to resuscitate him. He was declared dead about 20 minutes later, said San Francisco fire chief Joanne Hayes-White.
Simpson won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a crew member in the star class, and he also took silver last year at the London Games.
'The entire team is devastated by what happened,' said Artemis chief executive Paul Cayard, a sailing world champion and America's Cup veteran. 'Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew's wife and family.'
One other crew member was hurt but his condition was not said to be serious. The rest of the crew escaped unharmed and was taken to its nearby base at Alameda, where members were said to be in tears.
The coastguard said winds were a little above normal when the bo
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Tributes poured in from the world of sailing and beyond after Simpson, 36, died in a training accident in California.
Tributes have been paid to British Olympic sailing hero Andrew Simpson, who has died after his yacht capsized during training for the America’s Cup race.
The 36-year-old, nicknamed 'Bart', was trapped under the 72-foot catamaran in a training accident on the Artemis catamaran in San Francisco Bay, California.
A statement from Sir Ben Ainslie's Oracle team read: 'Today is a sad day for all of us in the sailing community. Andrew Simpson was a great person, a terrific sailor, and a good friend to all of our team.
'Our thoughts are with his family and the entire Artemis team. He will be dearly missed.'
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and British Sailing Team said they were 'devastated' to confirm Simpson's death while sailing the 72ft yacht yesterday.
John Derbyshire, RYA's performance director: 'We're devastated by the news from San Francisco today.
'Andrew is someone I've worked closely with since the age of 16 - he was a great talent, and a key figure in our World Class Programme over many years culminating in his well-deserved Olympic success.
'He was a huge inspiration to others, both within the British Sailing Team and across the nation and our deepest s
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Four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie has led tributes to Andrew Simpson after the Beijing gold medal-winning sailor died in an accident off the coast of California.
Simpson was training for the America's Cup when his vessel flipped over in San Francisco Bay, trapping him underneath for 10 minutes. The 36-year-old, who won a gold medal in the star class in 2008 and a silver at London 2012 last year, was brought to shore but doctors were unable to save him.
A statement from Sir Ben Ainslie's Oracle team read: 'Today is a sad day for all of us in the sailing community. Andrew Simpson was a great person, a terrific sailor, and a good friend to all of our team.
'Our thoughts are with his family and the entire Artemis team. He will be dearly missed.'
Olympic silver medallist windsurfer Nick Dempsey tweeted: 'Going to miss you Bart', while Luke Patience, who took silver at the London Games, said: 'Devastated. Bart, you are a true inspiration.'
Double world match racing champion Simon Shaw added: 'Today we lost a courageous sailor. A true friend from school, till now, my heart is with his family.'
Sir Clive Woodward, British Olympic Association director of sport at London 2012, was another to pay tribute. He said: 'Totally shocked to hear Olympic star Andrew 'Bart' Simpson died after Swedish America's cup catamaran capsizes - thoughts with his family.
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Sailor who died in San Francisco Bay is praised as 'huge inspiration to others in British sailing and across the nation'.
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The sailing community has paid tribute to the British Olympic gold medallist Andrew Simpson, who died on Thursday after his team's yacht capsized in the San Francisco Bay and trapped him underwater during training for the America's Cup.
The 72-foot Artemis catamaran tipped over at 1.15pm local time, plunging its 13-strong crew into the water and trapping Simpson under the vessel's platform for about 10 minutes.
Rescuers pulled Simpson, 36, into a support boat and an officer from the San Francisco police department's marine unit tried to resuscitate him. He was declared dead about 20 minutes later, said the San Francisco fire chief, Joanne Hayes-White.
Simpson won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a crew member in the Star class and took silver last year at the London Games. He also won a Star gold at the 2010 World Championships. Simpson is survived by a wife and an infant child.
'The entire team is devastated by what happened,' said the Artemis chief executive, Paul Cayard, a sailing world champion and America's Cup veteran. 'Our heartfe
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Olympic gold medalist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson died after his catamaran capsized during a training session for the America's Cup in California on Friday. Aerial views show the aftermath of the accident, which saw Simpson, a member of Sweden's Artemis team, trapped underneath his boat for around 10 minutes. Paul Cayard, Artemis' chief executive, says thoughts and prayers are with Simpson's wife and children.
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Andrew Simpson - described as 'a true sailing legend' - dies after his catamaran capsizes during training for the America's Cup.
Simpson had been sailing on the Artemis, Sweden's entry in the upcoming race, when the catamaran turned over and he became trapped underneath for about 10 minutes, his racing team said in a statement.
Attempts were made to revive the 36-year-old both in the water and on shore, but he was unable to be saved.
An investigation into the cause of the tragedy is in its early stages, however, there are suggestions that the catamaran had been in and out of a workshop with problems on its body work.
Sky's Siobham Robbins added: 'One of the things that they might be looking at is whether the actual fabric of the catamaran played a part in this. There are also reports that after the crash the main beam of the catamaran had split - the beam that joins the front and the back. However, as yet, there's no clear cause as to why this happened.'
Artemis Racing said: 'It is with immense sadness that Artemis Racing confirms the tragic death of crew member Andrew 'Bart' Simpson in San Francisco.'
The team's chief executive Paul Cayard added: 'The entire Artemis Racing team is devastated by what happened. Our heartfelt condolences are with Andrew's wife and family.'
Mr Cayard said the boat had bee
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British Olympic medallist Andrew Simpson dies after his yacht capsizes off the California coast in training for the America's Cup.
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Produced by: Association of Social Health in India (Haryana State Branch), Pinaka Mediaworks & Rolling Frames Entertainment.
Director: Ojaswwee Sharma
Production House - Pinaka Mediaworks LLP
- Associate Director: Rohit Kumar
- Editor: Bhasker Pandey
- Cinematography Team:
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Harjas Singh Marwah
Surinder Singh
- Subtitles: Diveeja Sharma
For Pinaka Mediaworks LLP (India)
- Co-founder & CFO: Sunil Sharma
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Director: Ojaswwee Sharma
Production House - Pinaka Mediaworks LLP
- Associate Director: Rohit Kumar
- Editor: Bhasker Pandey
- Cinematography Team:
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Surinder Singh
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Director: Ojaswwee Sharma
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- Associate Director: Rohit Kumar
- Editor: Bhasker Pandey
- Cinematography Team:
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Harjas Singh Marwah
Surinder Singh
- Subtitles: Diveeja Sharma
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- Brand Communication Head: Diveeja Sharma
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Watch the full film 'SAMARPAN' online on
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- VEBLR - (https://veblr.com/)
- ASHI, Haryana's website - https://ashi-haryana.org/
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- Associate Director: Rohit Kumar
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Watch the full film 'SAMARPAN' online on
- Rolling Frames Entertainment - (https://rfetv.in)
- VEBLR - (https://veblr.com/)
- ASHI, Haryana's website - https://ashi-haryana.org/
About ASHI, Haryana:
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- Editor: Bhasker Pandey
- Cinematography Team:
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