Fastnet 1979. - is there full length feature or T.V. film?

[Scotty_Tradewind]

I've found a lot of links to information about the Fastnet 1979.

I thought I could recall seeing an excerpt from a full length feature film made of the race and the experiences of many involved, particularly onboard some of the yachts.

Does anyone know of this pl's?

thanks
S.

 

[Colvic Watson]

Excellent full length BBC documentary based around the yacht Grimalkin

 

[sailorman]

is there a full list of entrants available pls

 

[guernseyman]

The book "Fastnet Force 10" by John Rousmaniere is worth reading. He is an American who sailed through it all relatively unscathed. I came to this book after reading two others which left unanswered the fundamental question of what actually happened. Rousmaniere gives his analysis and it changed my understanding of, and attitude to, the sea.

It was a particularly poignant event for Guernsey folk as we lost our most senior and popular politician, Peter Dorey, when the steering pedestal he was clipped onto was ripped off by a wave while the rest of the crew including his son were under orders to stay below.

 

[RupertW]

It was a particularly poignant event for Guernsey folk as we lost our most senior and popular politician, Peter Dorey, when the steering pedestal he was clipped onto was ripped off by a wave while the rest of the crew including his son were under orders to stay below.

It has some pretty vivid memories for me too - I was learning to sail on a London reservoir around the time of the race, and happened to be on a ferry from Holyhead to Dun Laoire on the night of the storm. Still remember wondering how sailing boats would cope with the vast waves and being unable to breath out when facing into the wind. Broken yachts were coming in for days even as far north as Dublin.

My sailing instructor went on the race and didn't come back.

 

[Seajet]

I don't know of a video, but read ' Left For Dead' !Recommended.

 

[ff_nick]

is there a full list of entrants available pls

The entry list is the back of "Left for Dead" (yachts, not yachtsmen).

 

[shaxi]

could anyone be kind to give a link about that !

 

[snooks]

could anyone be kind to give a link about that !

Here you go

 

[jhr]

Ahem....

Here you go

Or maybe try this, to avoid lots of results for a mountain climber

 

[snooks]

Or maybe try this, to avoid lots of results for a mountain climber

Fixed

 

[sailorman]

The entry list is the back of "Left for Dead" (yachts, not yachtsmen).

Could somebody please post a copy of the names

 

[Conachair]

Not TV but radio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00972yw/Witness_Fastnet_yacht_race_disaster/

 

[Robin]

Anyone talking with Crusader Sails might like to ask Paul Lees, he was there on his then boat Pinball Wizard. I had one of Pinballs spinnakers way back for my then Liz 30, it survived the 1979 Fastnet (maybe didn't come out of the bag!) but not a local club race and a measly F6 with me and #1 son. I thought Paul a bit unkind when he said he couldn't put all the pieces together again..