Assent amongst tragedy: One Contessa 32's team during the 1979 Fastnet race didn't realise the turmoil around them. In the first-ever Sailing Podcast episode, Yachting Monthly's Theo Stocker steps aboard Willy Ker’s famous Contessa 32 Assent to discuss the fascinating history of the boat with Kit and Jessie Rogers. They also talk about boatbuilding and getting locked up for blowing the whistle on an illegal sea cucumber farm! The Sailing Podcast is a brand new podcast Series from the folks behin

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Fastnet Yacht Race disaster in the Irish Sea. Nineteen people lost their lives as boats were tossed about in 40 foot waves and near-hurricane force winds | https://bit.ly/2OVFuU8 | RTÉ News

Today, we remember the Fastnet race disaster of 1979. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our brave crews, who saved nearly one hundred lives that fateful day, and to remember the fifteen sailors who never made it home. This video is dedicated to them 🧡 | RNLI

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Helicopters from RNAS Culdrose played a crucial role in the biggest UK rescue in peacetime during the Fastnet Race of 1979 - now, 40 years later, we remember those that died and those who risked their lives to save others. Working alongside warships and RNLI lifeboats, around 130 were rescued - 75 by Royal Navy helicopters. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/august/01/190801-fastnet-anniversary | Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose