Quote:
Originally Posted by sailingdog
I'm curious as to how he broke his femur. The femur is one of the strongest bones in the human body. It takes a considerable amount of force to do so.
|
Apparently he was at the bow (leaning over the pulpit), prepping to rig another foresail and a large wave washed him across the boat to the end of his tether. The pulpit height was probably just between knee and pelvis... not hard to imagine something bad happening there.