‘We weren’t at fault’: British yacht couple bristle at ‘armchair sailors’ and Russian denials

Jane Kelvey, pictured with her husband, Alan, said of their critics: ‘They weren’t there and they didn’t see what we saw.’ Photograph: Jane Kelvey

They found themselves at the centre of an international incident, the close encounter between their small sailing boat and a Russian warship making headlines around the world.

A month later, Jane and Alan Kelvey are to be found berthed in a rainy harbour in north-west France, still taken aback by their brush with Vladimir Putin’s forces – but trying to get on with their fun sailing trip.