don't you just hate Matthew Sheahan

Re: don\'t you just hate Matthew Sheahan

Crew on Grimalkin aged about 17 (?); his father died and he had to leave a friend on board when they were winched off by helicopter, thinking he was dead or close to death. Friend survived and has just written a book, I think.

I remember him (Matthew S.) being interviewed a few years back, in a programme about the Fastnet disaster. Don't recall his exact words but the general tenor was that he'd never forget the terror of what happened and that nobody could understand how frightening it had been, and what the sea could do, unless they'd experienced it themselves - which he wouldn't wish on anyone.

So I agree - he's earned it.
 
Re: don\'t you just hate Matthew Sheahan

Sheahan and one other abandoned ship, after the loss of Sheahan's seriously injured father overboard following a knockdown. They used the raft, leaving two others - Gerry Winks and Nick Ward - on board. Those that took the raft were picked up after a few hours.

Winks and Ward were both unconscious, tangled up in ropes and rigging in the cockpit. It is believed that Sheahan thought they were dead. After being abandoned, Ward regained consciousness, and found Winks lapsing in and out of unconsciousness. Ward bailed the boat and did what he could to keep it together. Ward and Winks were, many hours later, winched off by helicopter, but by then Winks had died.

Grimalkin was later found, salvaged and towed into a port in Ireland. She is still sailing.

Nick Ward's book "Left for Dead", is just out in paperback.
 
Re: don\'t you just hate Sailbadthesinner?

excellent.

I hope we are agreed that sailbadthesinner should henceforth feel really awful about making such a casually uninformed comment at the expense of a Fastnet veteran, and furthermore, that no amount of backtracking on his part will rectify or the alleviate the shameful ghastliness of his post?
 
Re: don\'t you just hate Matthew Sheahan

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Crew on Grimalkin aged about 17 (?); his father died and he had to leave a friend on board when they were winched off by helicopter, thinking he was dead or close to death. Friend survived and has just written a book, I think.

I remember him (Matthew S.) being interviewed a few years back, in a programme about the Fastnet disaster. Don't recall his exact words but the general tenor was that he'd never forget the terror of what happened and that nobody could understand how frightening it had been, and what the sea could do, unless they'd experienced it themselves - which he wouldn't wish on anyone.

So I agree - he's earned it.

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The book is called "Left for Dead" and its by Nick Ward. Amazon are selling it for half price. I strongly recommend you get a copy. I just finished reading it, its a utterly compelling tale of a small yacht in survival conditions. Nick is still understandably bitter about how Matt and the others on the yacht took to the life raft and left him and another crew member to die.
 
Re: don\'t you just hate Sailbadthesinner?

casual and uninformed is my specialty
although this is a rather more spectacular version

am still green with envy though
 
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