Andrew Simpson: America's Cup chiefs to investigate capsize

America's Cup chiefs, San Francisco police and the US Coast Guard will investigate the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson in a training capsize.

Simpson, 36, died when he was trapped under the upturned hulls of the powerful 72ft Artemis catamaran.
Regatta director Iain Murray said the boat nosedived and flipped over but the other 10 crewmen were found quickly.

"We need to understand the detail and we will draw conclusions and discuss the findings," said Murray.

He said the crew of the Swedish entry Artemis were performing a turning manoeuvre in 18-20 knots of wind when the capsize happened, causing the boat to break into pieces.

Simpson represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games, sailing in the Star class alongside Iain Percy. The pair took gold at the Beijing 2008 Games and silver at London 2012.