Amy Edmondson

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Hidden Brain · Making the Most of Your Mistakes · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

So off I went and I was thrilled to not come in dead last in the first race.

After the second race, there was a break where all the boats go back to the dock before the regatta continues.

The dock was dead downwind, which means that if you're in a sailboat, the boom on the sailboat holding up the sail is as far out as it can possibly go.

And if you're dead downwind and the wind shifts even just a little bit, the boom is at risk of flying over to the other side.

So any experienced sailor, and I am an experienced sailor, knows that.

So we all know that when you're...

Heading dead downwind, you had better be vigilant because you are at risk.

Now, in the Charles River where this regatta was, the wind is notoriously shifty.

But the race was over.

We're just heading into the shore.

So I'm chatting with my crew, a little bit relaxed.

And all of a sudden, the boom flies across the boat with a little wind shift, knocks me out.

Next thing you know, I'm in a freezing cold Charles River.

I got knocked overboard.

It's early May.

The water is probably 40 degrees.

Fortunately, my crew, who's a fantastic sailor, quickly turns the boat around to come get me.

I climb in the back, the stern of the boat, and then I just see it, all the blood everywhere in the hull that's coming out of my head.

So it led to nine stitches in the side of my head.

And it was a basic failure.

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