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  1. May 10, 2013 · His injuries aren’t considered life-threatening. Decorated British sailor Andrew Simpson died Thursday when his 72-foot Swedish catamaran flipped in the in San Francisco Bay, trapping him beneath the boat for approximately ten minutes during an America's Cup practice.

  2. Updated on 10 May 2013. Andrew James "Bart" Simpson MBE (17 December 1976 – 9 May 2013), was an English sailor who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class representing Great Britain.

    • 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
    • 104 kg (229 lb)
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  4. Dec 18, 2023 · 18 December 2023. Clive Mason/Getty Images. Andrew Simpson competed with Iain Percy in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The sailing partner of an Olympian who died while training for the...

  5. May 9, 2013 · Andrew Simpson, a British sailor and two-time Olympic medalist, died on Thursday afternoon when Sweden's America's Cup entry capsized during training on San Francisco Bay. Simpson, a member...

  6. May 2024. Helping children of serving Royal Navy families to access watersports. Apr 2024. Our Success Stories: Children Always First. Mar 2024. Our Participant Stories: Milly Lindup. See all Foundation news. “The best thing about sailing is the freedom of being out on the water.

  7. May 10, 2013 · Tributes are paid to Olympic gold medal winning sailor Andrew Simpson who died when his boat capsized during training for the Americas Cup, amid concerns about the safety of his catamaran....

  8. Oct 16, 2013 · British Olympic champion sailor Andrew Simpson died from "blunt trauma with drowning" when the yacht he was in capsized in May, a report has revealed. Simpson, 36, suffered multiple blows to...

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