A sailor died during a training session on a superyacht in Antigua when part of the rigging system failed and a pulley hit him on the head, an inquest has heard.
Sam Richmond, 37, was a member of the crew on board the 102ft Southern Wind yacht Farfalla when the accident happened on March 8, 2022.
The father-of-two from Southampton had been training for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua, an annual regatta in the Caribbean.
The hearing at Winchester Coroners' Court was told that a pad eye - a metal securing bolt - failed on the yacht, causing a pulley to swing loose and hit Mr Richmond on the head.
In a statement read to the inquest, skipper Richard Chadburn said: 'The block exploded into the back of Sam Richmond's head.
