Cheeki Rafiki Archives

Why does a sailboat keel fall off?

August 24th, 2024

Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. They’re also

April 25th, 2018

(April 25, 2018) – The jury in the trial of yachting boss Douglas Innes have found him not guilty of

July 14th, 2017

Hampshire, England (July 14, 2017) – A jury trying a company boss over the deaths of four people on board

July 11th, 2017

The jury in the trial of Douglas Innes and Stormforce Coaching, operators of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki that capsized mid-Atlantic

June 30th, 2017

A Hampshire yachting firm director allegedly responsible for the deaths of four British sailors has told a court that when

June 8th, 2017

Four British sailors died at sea after a yachting company director cut costs and failed to have their “unsafe and

October 11th, 2016

The director of the firm that managed the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki yacht has been charged with manslaughter after

April 29th, 2015

When the U.S. Navy warship helicopter crew located the overturned hull of the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki on May

January 8th, 2015

by Matthew Sheahan, Yachting World To contemplate the loss of your keel is to think the unthinkable. Yet in recent

June 18th, 2014

When it was confirmed on May 23 that the delivery crew onboard the Beneteau First 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki were lost