Survivors of the 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race gathered on Cape Clear yesterday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the race which claimed 15 lives. There was no global positioning system (GPS), no ...

“It was like going on holiday.” That’s how one sailor described the start of the 1979 Fastnet Race. But within 48 hours, a rapidly intensifying “weather bomb” unleashed hurricane-force winds over 300 ...

THE events of the 1979 Fastnet race have been described as the worst yachting disaster in history. The tragic incident was so impactful that it even changed the way yachts are designed. The biannual ...

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A series of paintings and poems will be unveiled at Cork's Cape Clear Museum on Sunday in honour of those who lost their lives in the 1979 Fastnet disaster, 40 years ago. Tragedy struck midway through ...

AN island will host a special series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of one of Ireland's worst-ever sporting tragedies, the Fastnet race disaster. Events in Cape Clear, west Cork, will ...

The 1979 Fastnet Race began in what were calm conditions - conditions that were not expected to present a great challenge for the 303 boats taking part in the 600-mile voyage. The track would take the ...

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There was a stunned silence as the seven crew members on Checkmate stood by the radio to listen to the shipping forecast. Lucky escape: survivors from the 1979 Fastnet race disaster on the deck of ...