In 1979 Matthew Sheahan, aged 17, was racing his father’s yacht Grimalkin in the Fastnet Race. After being rolled, pitchpoled, battered and half drowned, and believing the rest …
Death on the High Seas: The 1979 Fastnet Race
One of the most notorious incidents in the history of offshore sailing is the 1979 Fastnet Race disaster, a tragedy that shocked the sailing world and led to significant changes in the sport. The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Fastnet …
The Fastnet Disaster: 40 years on
During the night of Monday 13 August and Tuesday 14 August, storm force winds gusting to hurricane force, struck the south western approaches while the international Fastnet Race fleet of 303 yachts took place.
Fastnet disaster 40 years on: 'We were lucky, many who …
The 1979 Fastnet yacht race claimed the lives of 19 people as crews battled a raging storm. Forty years on, Lorna Siggins speaks to survivors Yachtsman Neil Kennefick who raced on the...
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Dozens of yachts have been lost and at least three people killed after a freak storm blew up in the Irish Sea during the Fastnet yacht race. Hundreds of competitors have been left stranded...
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In 1979 Matthew Sheahan, aged 17, was racing his father’s yacht Grimalkin in the Fastnet Race. After being rolled, pitchpoled, battered and half drowned, and believing the rest …
One of the most notorious incidents in the history of offshore sailing is the 1979 Fastnet Race disaster, a tragedy that shocked the sailing world and led to significant changes in the sport. The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Fastnet …
During the night of Monday 13 August and Tuesday 14 August, storm force winds gusting to hurricane force, struck the south western approaches while the international Fastnet Race fleet of 303 yachts took place.
The 1979 Fastnet yacht race claimed the lives of 19 people as crews battled a raging storm. Forty years on, Lorna Siggins speaks to survivors Yachtsman Neil Kennefick who raced on the...
Dozens of yachts have been lost and at least three people killed after a freak storm blew up in the Irish Sea during the Fastnet yacht race. Hundreds of competitors have been left stranded...