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

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

362K views · 4.6K reactions | Today we remember the worst disaster in ocean racing history when, in 1979, a huge storm hit the Fastnet race. The lives of those that were lost and the bravery of those involved in the rescue operation will never be forgotten. | RNLI | Facebook

25K views · 226 reactions | Helicopters from RNAS Culdrose played a...

We were honoured at Culdrose to interview Dave Fowles, a former chief aircrewman, who spoke about his time dangling on a wire from a Sea King helicopter – in a sotrm with 30-foot waves rolling past him – during the 1979 Fastnet Race disaster. He was photographed on that fateful day 40 years ago - looking cheesed-off, after an 8-hour rescue mission – with his crew mates as they walked back from their aircraft at Culdrose. You can listen to his story in his own words on our video above. A total of