1979 Fastnet Race remembered

Published: Aug. 13, 2019, 6 p.m.

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It\\u2019s 40 years since a storm ravaged the Fastnet race. \\nFifteen competitors and four others lost their lives in 1979 when gale force winds hit the fleet. \\nOf the 303 boats that started from Cowes, only 87 finished the race. 5 sank and 22 were abandoned.\\nThe BBC\\u2019s Anjana Gadgil and Sally Taylor have been speaking to some of those who were involved in that race.\\nPodcast produced and presented by Neil Sackley.\\nemail: h2o@bbc.co.uk

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