A man has been rescued after being injured while sailing from George Town to Hobart yesterday.
A distress call was received by Tas Maritime Radio about 2.30pm Wednesday after the skipper of a yacht - who was sailing alone - had been struck in the head by the yacht's boom.
Tasmania Police's Northern Marine Services was contacted and police boarded a St Helens Volunteer Marine Rescue vessel along with an Ambulance Tasmania paramedic.
The man was treated on the yacht by the paramedic while the vessel was skippered by police to Binalong Bay.
The patient was transferred from the yacht about 9pm and transported to St Helens District Hospital for assessment.
Tasmania Police would like to thank the members of St Helens Volunteer Marine Rescue for their assistance and skill during difficult sailing conditions.
