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Finnish sailor Tapio Lehtinen recounts the rapid sinking of his boat during the Golden Globe Race (GGR) on November 18.9:27 While sailing in fair weather, Lehtinen awoke to a loud crash at the stern and discovered water rushing into the saloon.9:27 Within minutes, the water level reached his waist, forcing him to abandon the vessel.10:44 He successfully launched his life raft, though he nearly lost it when a slipknot failed, requiring a leap into the water to secure it.11:45 The boat sank stern-first approximately 20 minutes after the initial impact.12:46 Lehtinen and a group of naval architects investigated potential causes, including through-hull fitting failure or structural damage to the rudder or propeller shaft, but found no definitive explanation for the rapid flooding.18:21 Despite the loss, Lehtinen is preparing for the upcoming Ocean Globe Race (OGR) aboard a Swan 55.2:23 The podcast also covers 59° North Sailing’s upcoming seamanship workshops in Annapolis and the use of Blue tankless dive systems for hull maintenance.3:35

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