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Ethan James

'Unwise decision' in Tas river drowning

An experienced sailor was a few metres from shore when he drowned in wild weather. (AAP)

An experienced sailor was a few metres from shore when he drowned in northern Tasmania trying to secure his yacht in wild weather.

Christopher John Brian Baker's wife was in the kitchen of their Deviot property on June 9 last year when she spotted the 33-foot monohull coming loose from its mooring in the Tamar River.

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