The in-depth story of the Fastnet Disaster 1979.
On August 11th, 1979, 303 yachts set sail, each with the same goal to finish and potentially win the Fastnet race. On the third day of a race, the shipping weather forecast warned the sailors about strong winds, but no one knew those winds were about to outgrow in a storm that would take 19 lives!
Fastnet is known as one of the most demanding offshore races to be held in British waters. In a Fastnet race, the best yacht racing crews race against each other in some of the trickiest sailing conditions imaginable…
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Play stupid games, win, stupid prizes. I don’t know why people have fun doing such dangerous things. Then bag for pity when they get hurt
10:00 "making VHF radios mandatory" 🤣 This is clearly a story from another century🏆
Thats boat not yacht
Commentary sounds like ChatGP
How does somebody win a race by handicap? I dunno, it's probably legit, but just kind of fishy when a billionaire wins on a technicality instead of the crew of the boat that actually got to the finish line first.
hes running out of ideas lmao
Bunch of wimps. I've done that race in a inflatable kayak and half a paddle
Dark Records: Puts dozens of hours researching and building a video.
Commenters: But what about the Raven’s Eye?
My grandfather was a sailor he always told me time n tied wait for no man, the weather tech wasn't there then. 😢for the loss always respect the occasion. Rip all at sea xx
Ohh im getting cynical in my old age….
Did anyone check the weather reports.?
"303 Yachts"… Thαt's α shit loαd o⨍ ɾich ⨍olks
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1:50 Weight has nothing to do with seaworthiness. Smaller, lighter vessels have better chances surviving rough seas because they are subject to much less forces. A light, small vessel can also be very sturdy constructed. The problem with theses boats was, that they where considerably big yachts with thin hulls and without watertight crew space that could not withstand storm conditions. And crew survivability was not high on the list of priorities.
make video about Stage Collapse Indiana State Fair 2011
It's a risky yacht race if you face a powerful storms.
BOAT: Break out anotha thousand!
I think it was messed up that they gave the race to Ted Turner's boat when it wasn't the first. That honor belonged to the first boat who saw it stripped from them, given to the wealthiest, not the best.
7 died just by their life rafts that is so sad.