PHOTO OF THE DAY October 24, 2014

Fell out of the saddle.

Fell out of the saddle.

Image courtesy of: facebook.com,sailingscuttlebutt

Photographer Jasper Van Staveren managed to capture the moment a competitor fell from his yacht at the F18 USNationals, which ended today in Corpus Christi , Texas. The winner of the event, which began with stormy weather, was the Ronstan boat of Americans Michael Easton andTripp Bird.

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