Left for dead after falling overboard

Left for dead after falling overboard

Roger Cottle was presumed dead after falling overboard and lost at sea for five-and-a-half hours in a holed lifejacket, at night. He tells the story for Practical Boat Owner magazine: Falling overboard, I discovered that what they don’t tell you on the sailing courses is that a safety harness is great until you fall in, and then you become a waterskier. I was dragged across the waves and then under the bottom of the boat for about half a minute,…