Her body has never been found.
A woman who went missing after her yacht crashed into rocks during rough seas ignored warnings from experienced boat users before departing, an inquest heard.
The inquest heard that Mrs Unwin, a millionairess, had bought the 30ft yacht in Falmouth for £32,000 the day before and set off for the couple’s home n Bideford despite ‘treacherous’ seas. Jerry Hobkirk, who had sold Mrs Unwin the yacht, said that he had been amazed at the time to hear she had set sail in the ‘strong winds and rough seas’.
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