Wealth of experience among crew

The four UK sailors lost when their yacht Cheeki Rafiki capsized in the Atlantic were all experienced seamen:

l Andrew Bridge. From Farnham in Surrey, he was 22 years old and the skipper of the Cheeki Rafiki. He held a range of certificates issued by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) including an RYA/MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) yachtmaster ocean certificate of competence issued in October 2013.

l James Male. From Southampton, he was 22 and held British Canoe Union and RYA instructional qualifications, including RYA keel boat instructor. He had completed an RYA/ MCA coastal skipper/ yachtmaster offshore shorebased course.

l Paul Goslin. From West Camel, Somerset, he was 56. He had logged about 2,500 miles’ yachting experience during approximately 135 days aboard yachts. He had skippered charter vessels on 11 yacht holidays and had acted as mate on a friend’s yacht during three longer trips, two of which across the North Sea.

l Stephen Warren. He was 52 and from Bridgwater in Somerset. He had logged about 3,500 miles’ yachting experience during approximately 100 days on board yachts. He had skippered charter vessels on yachting holidays and had crewed on board a yacht from Hamble in Hampshire to Las Palmas.

He had completed the RYA/MCA coastal skipper/ yachtmaster offshore shore-based course and is also understood to have completed an RYA coastal skipper practical course.

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