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Family of Aussie sailor grateful to teenager who tried to save his life The family of celebrated sailor Peter Warner has expressed their gratitude to the teenager who dragged him from the water after their boat was hit by a wave on the NSW North Coast yesterday. Mr Warner died after his yacht was struck by a strong wave while crossing the Ballina bar just before 9am, throwing him and his teenage passenger overboard. Peter was an experienced and very careful sailor. He would not have taken undue risk especially with the welfare of his crew, a statement from the family said. ....
One of Australia s most celebrated sailors has died after his yacht capsized in rough seas on the NSW North Coast this morning. Peter Warner, 90, won three Sydney to Hobarts in the 1960s, but it was his rescue of marooned youngsters in the South Pacific that made him famous around the world. Warner s yacht rolled on the incoming tide on the Ballina bar just before 9am today, throwing the 90-year-old and a teenager with him overboard. READ MORE: Peter Warner in a recent photograph (left), and in 1960 (left in right image) with the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club, Mr. D.M. Brown, preparing for the Sydney to Hobart.(Facebook/Nine Archives) ....