An Irish-born sailor died after sustaining a “traumatic brain injury” while sailing around the Solent late last year, as Southampton’s Daily Echo reports.

An inquest opening heard that Paul Kavanagh (63) was hospitalised on Friday 4 December after it was found he had hit his head on board a yacht. He died in hospital six days later.

Formerly of Dalkey in south Co Dublin, the experienced sailor had recently retired as chief executive of Imtech UK & Ireland, a leading technical services provider.

The Daily Echo has more on the story HERE.