His mother, Beverly, added that his experience as a yachtsman would help him cope.
They were joined by the solo yachtsman , who knows a thing or two about trouble at sea.
On 28 May 1967 crowds of 250, 000 turned out in Plymouth to welcome home Devon yachtsman Francis Chichester.
In the second incident, a yachtsman was rescued 26 miles (42km) south of the Isles of Scilly by lifeboat.
Former America's Cup yachtsman William Koch said he had not been so happy since he won the sailing race in 1992.
Gipsy Moth IV, the yacht on which Devon yachtsman Francis Chichester sailed around the world, has been put up for sale.
While the litigation is dispiriting, it doesn't surprise John Rousmaniere, yachtsman and author of books on the history of the America's Cup.
The yachtsman was attempting a solo round-the-world voyage when he ran into trouble on Friday, 500 nautical miles off Australia's island state.
Koch, a yachtsman who won the America's Cup in 1992, had accused Eric Greenberg of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent concealment, deceptive business practices and false advertising.
Portland Coastguard said the alarm was raised at about 19:15 BST by a member of the public who saw the yachtsman being knocked into the water.
Ellison complained the Swiss yachtsman violated the Deed of Gift (or "DoG, " as it is known by sailors) by naming a patsy as Challenger of Record.
Koch, a yachtsman who won the America's Cup in 1992, conceded that the wine he bought from the California businessman was not his first encounter with fakes.
Now SA has gotten an expensive taste of its own medicine in the form of a lawsuit by yachtsman and First Marblehead Chief Executive Daniel M.
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The newest prize, announced on Friday morning in San Francisco, is the chance to ride along as a guest during an America's Cup practice run with champion yachtsman James Spithill.
David Young, said his 21-year-old son, Oliver, was a "fanatical yachtsman" with a great deal of experience and that he was certain his son would be able to "cope with this very well".
In 1991 he left his career in the fire service to become a professional yachtsman, when he was selected to skipper the 67ft steel yacht Group 4 in Sir Chay Blyth's British Steel Challenge.
Computer models have been predicting that the Arctic will not be ice-free, even for a short time in late summer, until 2040, and at present only icebreakers and the occasional lone yachtsman are getting through.
David was a tough act to follow: A Harvard grad and international yachtsman, David has captivated the press with his marital and maritime adventures (including an ugly divorce from a Swedish countess in 2009 and a near-death experience in the 2011 Fastnet regatta, when his 100-foot racing boat capsized).
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With that elderly ailing yachtsman, Sir Francis Chichester, safely where he belongs (in hospital) we can devote our undivided attention to that other mid-summer non-event: moody Bobby Fischer, the capitalist world's money-grubbing little horror, playing, or not playing, chess against sporty Boris Spassky, whose sportiness vanishes at a flick from the Soviet machine behind him.
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