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Injured Sailor Rejoins ‘Grace’ in Tahiti

She’s back amongst ’em! The unstoppable Sally Hein (left) catches up with Kiwi cruiser Gina Rae of the Hylas 44 Solace.

© 2008 Geoff Lane

Last February, when would-be Pacific Puddle Jumper Sally Hein of the Bainbridge Island-based Peterson 46 Grace was run down and badly injured in Mexico by a speeding motorcycle, other sailors on the scene agreed that it was one of the most bizarre and unlucky incidents they’d ever experienced — especially since Sally had made a sarcastic comment immediately before attempting to cross the highway: "We’ll be lucky to get  across this highway, let alone 3,000 miles of open ocean."

The accident put Sally in a Puerto Vallarta hospital, where she endured several surgeries and faced a slow recovery. She insisted, however, that her husband, Geoff Lane, and a couple of friends make the crossing to French Polynesia without her, promising that she’d catch up with Geoff there. We’re happy to report that she recently did just that. "We are thrilled to report that we are back together aboard Grace," wrote Geoff from Moorea. "While Sally still has an open wound on one leg, she is 90% well, and is ecstatic to be back ‘home’."

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