A POWERBOAT driver has died following a crash during a high-speed race in Weymouth Bay yesterday.
Mike Lovell, 27, died in Southampton General Hospital overnight.
His navigator, Dan Whapples, is in a serious but stable condition.
A statement released by race organisers said: “Our thoughts are with the whole powerboat community and particularly with Mike and Dan's family and friends.”
Please leave your tributes here to Mr Lovell.
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