{"id":5868,"date":"2013-05-09T17:24:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T22:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=5868"},"modified":"2013-05-09T17:24:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T22:24:40","slug":"artemis-racing-crewman-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=5868","title":{"rendered":"ARTEMIS RACING CREWMAN DIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/CBSSF.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=730987;hostDomain=video.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=615;playerHeight=365;isShowIcon=true;clipId=8861251;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.SF%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed'><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/video.sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(05-09) 14:58 PDT SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; A member of the Swedish America&#8217;s Cup racing team died Thursday when the team&#8217;s sailboat capsized a half-mile north of Treasure Island, authorities said.<br \/>\nThe boat, operated by the Artemis racing team, tipped over at 1:15 p.m., said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mellissa Deaton.<br \/>\nRescuers pulled 13 sailors from the water. One man was taken on an Artemis support boat to the St. Francis Yacht Club, where a team paramedic performed CPR, said Mindy Talmadge, a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman.<br \/>\nThe man was pronounced dead a short time after he arrived onshore, Talmadge said. His name has not been released.<br \/>\nAnother team member suffered minor injuries and was treated at the yacht club, Talmadge said. The other 11 sailors were taken to the team&#8217;s base in Alameda, where they milled about in tears, comforting one another.<br \/>\nIt was not immediately known what caused the boat, a 72-foot catamaran with a wingsail, to capsize. The crew was training at the time, authorities said.<br \/>\nThe boat&#8217;s bright-red underside was visible from Treasure Island, about 100 feet from the northeast shore, as a dozen other boats surrounded it. They appeared to be towing it away from shore southeast to another part of the island.<br \/>\nBart Rugo, a Coast Guard auxiliary member who lives near the part of shore where the boat capsized, said the winds Thursday were a &#8220;little above normal.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;You always have to pay attention to the wind,&#8221; Rugo said. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t make a turn at the right time with a boat like that, it&#8217;s easy to go over. With that much sail, the margin of error is small.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Artemis team had hoped to launch and christen the boat in October, but the planned ceremony was delayed after the crew &#8220;heard noises,&#8221; according to a posting on the America&#8217;s Cup website.<br \/>\nThe boat first launched in November. But after some training sessions in February, the team decided to suspend its sailing program &#8220;in favor of boat modifications,&#8221; the site said.<br \/>\nIt is unclear when the crew resumed training.<br \/>\nThe team&#8217;s CEO is Paul Cayard, a seven-time sailing world champion and six-time America&#8217;s Cup veteran.<br \/>\nSan Francisco Chronicle staff writer Ellen Huet contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/Sailor-dies-when-Swedish-Cup-entry-capsizes-4503435.php#ixzz2SpwMDYZh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(05-09) 14:58 PDT SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; A member of the Swedish America&#8217;s Cup racing team died Thursday when the team&#8217;s sailboat capsized a half-mile north of Treasure Island, authorities said. The boat, operated by the Artemis racing team, tipped over at 1:15 p.m., said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mellissa Deaton. 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