There were some 300 yachts in this 28th Fastnet Race, 60 in the smallest class in which, as a Contessa 32, we competed. Most of the big yachts were now approaching the Fastnet Rock and the rest of us were strung out behind them over 150 miles of open sea. The lazy breeze that ...
In December, Sunrise competed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, winning her class by almost six hours and finishing 25th overall, despite breaking her boom. While there were plans to sell the boat there, being unable to find a suitable replacement has meant that Sunrise is being shipped...
Fastnet 1979 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 16 作者: J Brett 摘要: The article offers information on a documentary by sailor, television commentator and author Gary Jobson at cable and satellite television channel ESPN on June 5, 2015 about the 1979 Fastnet Race, a yachting race. 年份: 2015...
Robert has written aboutour field trip to Cape Clear Islandand I can now reveal that the journey also included a thrilling sail around An Charraig Aonair (Karrig Ane-er, The Lone Rock) better known as the Fastnet Rock; or to thousands of emigrants for whom it was the last sight of th...
1979 race (her crew in this race reconvened in 2019 to remember the race on its 40th anniversary). Since then Lutine has changed hands and in Rob Grey's ownership was completely rebuilt. This included fitting a new carbon fibre rig that is 12ft taller, narrowing the shroud base, fitting...
In August 1979, the 600-mile Fastnet Race, which began in fine weather off the Irish coast, became, for the men and women sailing it, a terrifying ordeal. A Force 10, 60-knot storm swept across the Atlantic, with a speed that confounded weathermen, into the fleet of 303 boats. For ...
a famousyachtingrace held every two years from the south of England up to the Fastnet Rock near Ireland. In 1979, extremely bad weather caused many of the boats to sink, and several people died. 时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译...
Left for Dead: The Untold Story of the Tragic 1979 Fastnet Race.The article reviews the book "Left for Dead: The Untold Story of the Tragic 1979 Fastnet Race," by Nick Ward and Sinéad O'Brien.Atwater-SingerUniv.MargaretUniv.EBSCO_bspLibrary Journal...
Fastnet 1979The article offers information on a documentary by sailor, television commentator and author Gary Jobson at cable and satellite television channel ESPN on June 5, 2015 about the 1979 Fastnet Race, a yachting race.Brett, JenCruising World...
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern SailingIn August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back.John RousmaniereW W NORTON & CO...