Lunch followed by a talk
Thu, Apr 26th 2018 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
After lunch, there will be a talk by Tim Dawson on "Surviving the 1979 Fastnet Race".
Fastnet Race 1979
Force 10 gales whipped up 50-foot waves to turn the Fastnet yacht race into a terrifying fight against the elements for 2,500
sailors aboard some 300 yachts. Only 85 yachts out of a starting fleet of 303 boats reached the finish line; at least 75 boats flipped upside down, five yachts sank and 24 crews abandoned ship ... and 15 died.
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