Mike Harker tells of mugging in St Martin

8:40 PM Sat 17 Jul 2010 GMT

'Mike Harker after he was beaten and robbed on his yacht. ’I need to rest and heal.’' .

Many readers will know the inspirational story of Mike Harker, the champion hang glider who had a near death experience, lay recovering for six years as a paraplegic, then became a long range cruising sailor, making popular documentaries while he sailed the world. Recently, as we reported earlier, the charismatic sailor was mugged on his sailing boat in St Martin, and here is his latest account: I have been released from the hospital in French St. Martin after undergoing a small surgery to remove a bone splinter around my right eye socket. I was in the Lagoon below the Mt. ...

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