Hurrican Force winds, 45 feet waves and freezing conditions lead to the death of Steve Hobley after the catamaran he was delivering turned over. The yacht was being delivered from France to the new owners in the USA and encounteres a fast moving storm off Bermuda. Steve Hobley was at the helm and in the fight to maintain the yacht did not have time to put on his survival suit. The yacht capsized and Steve survived for 9 hours in the freezing waters before dying of hypothermia. Olof Templeman and Kevin Klinges, fellow crew members were rescued by North Carolina Coastguard and treated for hypothermia in Bermuda. The rescue had to be mounted from North Carolina because Bermuda does not have a Coast Guard service.

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