Inquest into death of Dorset sailor Andrew Simpson
Inquest into death of Dorset sailor Andrew Simpson
Inquest into sailor's death begins today
The inquest is taking place into the death of Olympic gold medallist Andrew Simpson from Dorset.
The sailor, known as Bart, drowned while training for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay last year.
A foundation has been established in his name to encourage young sailors and the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation was opened, with the help of his young sons, on Portland earlier this month.
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