Sailor Luke Watkins spent 45 minutes in the water after he was thrown overboard during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race early on Friday morning. He says his safety training and quick thinking from his crew saved his life.
Luke Watkins says he is lucky to be alive after being thrown overboard during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.37-year-old Tasmania n Luke Watkins was thrown overboard from his yacht, Porco Rosso , in the early hours of Friday morning during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Porco Rosso skipper Paul McCartney says while it's disappointing to be out of the race, he's "grateful" that his crew is safe.
"I somehow managed to unclip myself from the boat when I could feel my last breath, and when I popped up above the water the boat was probably 200 metres in front of me." "After about five minutes, I still hadn't seen it again so I thought it might be my mind playing tricks on me, but then I saw the search light and they came over to me.
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