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.