Three crew of a Prout 31 are rescued by another yacht 750 miles from the Caribbean after being dismasted and holed

One of our forum regulars, who was sailing across the Atlantic from Las Palmas, has been rescued 750 miles from the Caribbean.

Pete Kyne from St Mary’s in the Scilly Isles, his 17-year-old son Adam and one other crewmember were rescued from their Prout Quest 31 catamaran Spam this afternoon when their boat was dismasted and holed, and began sinking.

Read more about the rescue on Elaine Bunting’s blog