Racing Into Disaster - The Fastnet Sailing Tragedy (1979)

Starting in 1925 the Fastnet Race is one of sailing's big events. The 28th Fastnet Race, held in August 1979, started off like any other, but this race would end in disaster and tragedy, as 303 racing yachts sailed unaware into one of the worst storms ever to hit the Celtic Sea.....
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[@loopwithers]

I met a survivor of that race. We were both eighteen and it was a few weeks after that race. He showed me a photo of himself at the wheel of his father's yacht. It was taken looking back from the bow and I could see the grim look on his face. Being a complete numpty, I responded: "Yeah, that dark grey storm cloud behind you looks dangerous". Andrew replied: "...No...that is not the sky. That is the wave behind us". It was like an electric shock going through me. AW: I hope you are well and still doing fine. Best wishes.

[@grmpEqweer]

"Stand fully clothed in a shower while tearing up a big pile of money." 🤣

[@eliz_scubavn]

There’s a joke among boat owners that the word boat stands for ‘bring out another thousand’. There’s also a second joke that there are two happy days in a boat owner’s life- the day they buy the boat and the day they sell the boat.

[@thrashandburn10221]

How do you become a millionaire in boating? Start with a dream and a billion dollars

[@Ron-d2s]

When I was a kid my dad got a boat given to him, it was a 30 foot cabin cruiser. After he moved it onto our land himself he never spent a dime on it... Who needs a tree house when you got a boat in your back yard?

[@tobetrayafriend]

My parents were on a ferry back from France to Ireland the night of the storm. They said the conditions were so appalling that as the ferry crested over the waves, the propellers were emerging from the sea, causing the entire vessel to shudder. They said the passengers were lying on the floor in the public areas and my mother was extremely seasick. The ferry ended up having to shelter in a safe harbour until the insanity passed.

[@darraghmckenna9127]

Was it the Saint Killian ?

[@donaldlyons537]

Interesting handle my friend... To betray a friend..... And your comment is most definitely interesting. Be well, my Friend

[@betterthanyesterday3912]

​@donaldlyons537 you are weird

[@DavidCowie2022]

My parents and I were on a ferry from England to France on the night of the storm. 44 years on I can't remember much about it, but my dad took a particular interest in it because he had a friend with a yacht, and they had done some offshore sailing in the North Sea.

[@matgeezer2094]

I've experienced exactly the same (propeller out the water) - its not particularly rare, but it is discomforting. I experienced a terrible crossing Hook of Holland to Harwich, only time I was actually scared on a ship. Lorries broke free on the car deck. When we docked we left crossing the car deck. That ship was going to the repair yard for a while. There's more - we were on a freighter cause the car ferry had hit the sea wall at the Hook of Holland, there was a big storm before we even sailed

[@joewalker2152]

I noticed that the Penlee lifeboat took part in this rescue and in only a few short years later on the 19th of December 1981 would suffer its own disaster with the loss of the entire crew.

[@WestIce1984]

Your channel deserves much more attention. The research and effort you put into creating these videos gives me the utmost respect. And the background music. Did you create these yourself? Raven, your documentaries are worth their weight in gold, if not platinum.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks - yes, the music came from a DIY music website called "La Scratcheuse" where you can mix your own tune..

[@Torahboy1]

This disaster changed yacht racing forever. Because several of the vessels of the lost yachtsmen were found AFLOAT after the storm. Had they stayed with their yachts, rather than taking to their life rafts, they would have survived. The received wisdom changed. Nowadays there are only really two circumstances where yachtsmen will abandon their vessel. (1) if there is an uncontrollable fire on board (2) if the boat is sinking faster than help can get there.

[@Gecko....]

Not sure why sailors would think an inflatable raft is going to withstand those seas if their yachts are struggling. I guess the cold and shock destroys your decision making skills.

[@susanlynch1966]

I vividly remember this, I was a teenager on holiday in Anglesey in the Irish Sea. We were staying in a caravan on top of hill at the time. The wind and rain there was horrendous, and that was after the storm had dissipated; so God only knows how bad it was for the sailors.

[@sailorstu]

There is a saying " I'd rather be On Shore wishing I was at Sea than On the Sea wishing I was at shore " I am still new to the game, and have been in both situations.

[@johnmichaelrichards]

Back in 1979 the Shipping Forecast at sea was neither picked up on FM (VHF) nor AM (MW) but on Long Wave from BBC Radio 4.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Yes, that had my scratching my head - thanks for reassuring me that I'm not completely mad - yet.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks for the correction.

[@connorcore7008]

Reminds me of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race. A low pressure system there caused utter carnage out on the sea

[@gemfyre855]

My thought exactly. I assume you're Aussie too?

[@connorcore7008]

@@gemfyre855 Yes. I remember it well

[@FinnishLapphund]

Loved the description of sailing at the start, and you have a brilliant way of making the events you cover sound vivid.

[@efnissien]

There is another line about yachting - "A yachtsman has two happy days, one when he buys it, the second when he manages to sell it to some poor bastard."

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Legend has it, "Boat" is not a word... It's an Acronym, "Break Out Another Thousand"... ;o)

[@DavidCowie2022]

There used to be a magazine called Practical Boat Owner. They sold a tie with the flags for PBO on it, which people would expand to "Poor Bloody Owner."

[@tbrown5657]

A boat is just a hole in the water you try to fill up with money

[@sentinel7122]

You take your time on these and it shows. I know I've said it before, but there are a lot of channels out there creating similar media; what really sets yours apart is how consistently well-researched they are and your reverent approach to delicate scenarios. One thing that always grates me about disaster/crime coverage is carelessness over details, and coverage that comes across as excitement over having yet another horrific tragedy to report on. It's clear you enjoy your work, but respect the humanity behind it and understand its value for learning rather than purely entertaining. Guys like you and Brick Immortar (longer-form, mostly maritime stuff) do a great job. Thank you!

[@susanlynch1966]

I completely agree. Well researched, and sensitively narrated. Far superior to some other channels with similar content.

[@koterre]

Agreed! I also appreciate the naming/listing of the victims when possible. It feels respectful. I also follow Brick Immortar.

[@LethalJizzle]

As a big fan of Raven's Eye & Brick Immortar i'd also recommend Archie's Archive. Focuses mostly on baltic mountaineering disasters but it's one of those channels where you don't have to know anything about the subject to appreciate the content (I know basically nothing about maritime but love Brick's content, for example). Another tentative recommendation is Scary Interesting. That channel does do a lot of "Top 10 horrible ways people have died" stuff that I have no interest in, but when he focuses on a specific incident, usually caving, cave diving, and mountaineering, his content is superb and seems very well researched.

[@ronworley1548]

I'd also recommend Plainly Difficult. Great content from a committed creator.

[@rosanneduk]

I knew people who were racing in that Fastnet. Two boats from our sailing club went as they had done before and after. It was nerve wracking waiting for news of our friends and ultimately sobering when the extent of the disaster was known. Even now 40+ years later it is still just as shocking

[@AndyCutright]

Donate to the RNLI folks. They selflessly took to sea in those terrible conditions and towed in at least 20 yachts along with many survivors.

[@Fanofl4ndo]

Can we just appreciate how perfect his voice is for narrating stories❤

[@spiritthingw]

Agreed

[@Karenanneseven]

👏👏👏👏

[@johnarnold893]

Being half deaf I appreciate it plus I detest AI voices.

[@DavidDykes-dm9lc]

Great narration, definitely not AI!!!

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I spoke to one of the Dutch navy sailors that helped out during that race. He said they were returning from excercises off the US coast and were asked on short notice to keep an eye on the Fastnet race. They of course obliged. What a disaster it would be. I think he told that the warship rescued a few sailors, but was damaged herself by the waves.

[@galaxysurfer1122]

Wait... when did the 'Celtic Sea' become a thing? I'm 61 and have never ever heard of this, I thought it was always called the Irish Sea? Mandela effect?

[@ottosaxo]

The Celtic Sea is situated to the south of the Irish Sea. It's the bay south of Ireland and west of Cornwall and the Bristol Channel. Regular listeners to the sea weather report are not new to that term.

[@Rich-bb5gp]

It's the sea between Lands End, Ushant and, the tip of Wales and the Irish coast and up to Hartland Point, which is also the boundary between Cornwall and Devon. Wikipedia says it was first suggested as a separate sea in the 1920's but in Britain I think it was first acknowledged as such in 1972(?). I hadn't heard of it until a few years ago and the only time I see it written down regularly is on the labelling for fish, although my 1986 Colin's world atlas does use "Celtic Sea". To my mind I'd have described it as the Atlantic and whenever I've been in Cornwall I've never heard anyone call it the Celtic Sea. I suspect those competitors who had slightly older charts would have referred to it as the Atlantic or the Western Approaches at the time.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Is this phenomenon what they call a "Bomb Cyclone" today? (The cold air dropping out of the sky like a bomb?)

[@barrydysert2974]

i have never enjoyed cold showers all that much and i am catagoricly apposed to tearing up money !:-)

[@sailorstu]

Most " Fiberglass " boats back then were built with Thick fiberglass, and although it was a nasty ride made strong enough to withstand pretty much anything Mother Nature could throw their way. Which is probably why only a few boats were never found. Most Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber boats built today are built as light as possible. This is partly to save on manufacturing costs, and partly to make them lighter, faster and more efficient. Because of this I suspect that if the same thing happened today, there would be many more boats sunk and smashed to tiny little pieces. However with the improved life preservers, better clothing, faster rescue vehicles, and mostly the invention of Emergency Personal Location Devices there would be less deaths.

[@thrashandburn10221]

Yesterday's fiberglass, today's fiberglass, all I know is I'm itchy everywhere

[@barbaralamson7450]

What an incredible story. I personally would not do such things as this. But my admiration for those who do is beyond anything else. Even mountaineers.

[@SofaKingShit]

I admire the folks who earn a basic salary by routinely risking their lives rescuing the priveleged few who mountaineer or sail as an expensive hobby.

[@reachandler3655]

Considering the number of people taking part, and the ferocity of the storm, it's amazing that there weren't more casualties. I cannot imagine how terrifying it must have been.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

I've always put this disaster on the sailers, because I've never seen the horrifying weather situation explained as well as in this video. It's a question of scale, and understanding how horribly out of scale those conditions were.

[@babaker2892]

Two good things came out of this disaster. It was the end of the IOR rules and ABS rewrote the rules for fiberglass construction

[@rhedosaurus2251]

Nice to see and hear you back. You're an underrated content creator. Keep up the great work.

[@theravenseye9443]

Much appreciated!

[@willowsloughdx]

Hey. It's been a long time since I've watched my favorite ominous soundtrack video channel. Welcome back!

[@sabishiihito]

13:44 I was wondering why he looked so familiar when the photo first came into frame😂

[@dwarftoad]

True that some boats didn't have VHF radios but in 1979 they would have still been readily available and IMO somewhat reckless not to have one. Not that a radio by itself can save you in an emergency, of course, especially if you don't have a very precise knowledge of your location (remember: pre-GPS, and celestial navigation is pretty much impossible in a storm.) The main advantage would have been if the race organizers would have broadcast more up-to-date weather forecast information to the race participants, which wasn't normally done then I think? (And they probably didn't have too much additional weather information themselves.) But the main this is just how exceptional this storm was.

[@drewthompson7457]

Not that modern forecasts can't be wrong. A few years ago I was in a race when an emergency alert came on the VHF. " Small Craft Wind Warning" . "Winds of up to 22 Knots expected". The wind was already around 30. I said to the others " I wonder how wrong they will be?". I can't judge past 45 knots, but we ripped a double reefed kevlar main. 2 guys injured. It made for an interesting night. Late,r, what I found that the fastest boats finished before the storm. Us, in the middle fleets, had about 50 % drop out of the race, and slow guys said "what storm?"

[@davidodonovan4982]

Vhf radios were only in their infancy in the late 1970's most of the early sets were quite expensive and didn't have a great range, which explains why many of the smaller yachts taking part in the Fastnet race in 1979 didn't have one.

[@lornafarrelly7797]

Can't believe I never knew this story! I'm from near the Fastnet lighthouse and I've never heard this terrible tragedy ever discussed.

[@elliottprice6084]

I was only 15 days old when this tragedy occured, so memories of it are rather vague, but I have in more recent years heard more about it. I knew the death toll was high, but 21 is horrendous. And it's great to see a new video from The Raven's Eye

[@heymoonshadow]

Love your narrations and the disasters you choose to cover. I've never heard of this one!

[@nickd3157]

Yo, you have a great channel name, awesome content, you also have an accent that fits your narrative style perfectly. Dont stop making content!!! Im calling it now, it may take awhile but you the potential for a million subs

[@theravenseye9443]

If that ever happens - the beers are on me !!

[@keliciaigbinazaka4538]

I remembered hearing about this on an episode of Saving Lives at Sea from the perspective of the lifeboat crews but I can’t imagine how utterly terrifying it must have been for all those on the yachts in such terrible conditions. Thank you for another great video, it’s good to see you back Raven ❤

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Never heard of this...sounds so scary for a pretty modern event. I don't understand why people would sail the open ocean. Yet I'd love to chase tornadoes. Whatever spins your wheels I guess

[@archstanton6102]

I wouldn't do it either, but i run marathons and scube, which many others woukd not try. To each their own.

[@DarkSitesChannel]

Originally lived in the south west of England, family did and still do lots of stuff in the sea. Me its surfing mainly, but Fastnet along with a few others is one of those stories to explain to kids why you are never in total control at sea.

[@kenharris5390]

One lesson learned from the race was the crew should only step into the lifeboat as the boat is about to sink below the surface. The reason was that several boats were still afloat without crew. The inquiry found that those who had left the ship probably died as their lifeboat succumbed to the towering waves.

[@stevidente]

Its a gamble either way. Waiting for the last moment might just be too late. Better to trust your instincts and hope that you have the experience to make a good judgement.

[@kenharris5390]

@@stevidente It's hard to make a decision when you are exhausted, in freezing cold water, and in fear for your life. A similar event occurred in the 1988 Sydney to Hobart classic, a mega storm that took the lives of six people and fifty five rescued with the loss of five yachts, luckily the course of the race was not too far offshore. “The sea is like a cruel mistress. You can love her, you can hate her, but you can never trust her” The origin of the quote is obscure.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

​@@kenharris5390being close to shore is WHY the seas were as bad as they were in that race

[@johnmichaelrichards]

Those who returned over the finishing line were roundly condemned by public and media as disrespecting the dead.

[@theravenseye9443]

I read that many of the faster boats managed to miss the worst of the storm, and so were mostly unaware of the tragedy until after they got back..? But, yes, I totally understand the condemnation by the public.

[@reachandler3655]

I would have thought they'd be relieved they were safe.

[@Weird.Dreams]

I learnt at a young age that the media and public are imbeciles.

[@senianns9522]

I would have been terrified on the lighthouse never mind in a Yacht! Scary stuff!

[@mdsx01]

I'm used to being able to sail under storms, deep down where you can't even feel the waves. Worst one I ever encountered had us rocking at 300 feet. No idea what it was doing up top.

[@foo219]

Four thousand people rescue effort? That's amazing. You really have to admire the kind of people who willingly get in a boat or plane to go out in those kinds of conditions to rescue a bunch of morons.

[@paulorocky]

Should cover the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race

[@efnissien]

If I remember correctly former UK PM Ted Heath was one of the competitors and was briefly listed as 'missing'.

[@dianacryer]

Anybody know what the advantage would be to ditching your boat for a life raft?

[@davelowe1977]

Somewhere between Litchfield and Burton?

[@danamunkelt3276]

Funnily enough, Ted Turner? Also won the America's Cup. Known as a serious racer. Also the source of "yacht racing is like standing in a cold shower tearing up 1000 dollar bills". Told his wife his priorities were his boats, his business, and his family, in that order.

[@elmin82]

Welcome back, good video as Always

[@theravenseye9443]

Appreciate that

[@robertjonsson797]

I remember going to England with ferry from Sweden in 1990 and we run into rerrible weather, Burn's day storm i think, in the channel, it was so bad the ferry had to seek shelter and wait it out. And that was not even close i think to the conditions these people experienced....

[@sarahcoleman3125]

I'm remembering an 80s movie where the charming underdog had to win a yacht race against the arrogant rich yuppie, and I can't help thinking a sudden massive storm plot twist would have made the movie a lot better.

[@rosanneduk]

The plot was shit but the sailing action was pretty awesome. It was Wind. I recommend you mute the dialogue and geek out on the sailing!

[@deeayenn]

I like my feet on dry land. Those who go to sea are a different breed.

[@mjaricacat]

Ty much! I always enjoy your well put together stories. Wb😻

[@Sabadiver]

yes keep up the good work 💯 really enjoy your content!!

[@theravenseye9443]

Thank you! Will do!

[@zetectic7968]

There are 2 places you don't want to be when disaster strikes, down a coal mine or at sea.

[@FrankHeuvelman]

You have been at sea. So much is clear.

[@brendanward2991]

11:10 - "a total of 21 people lost their lives" - According to Wikipedia, the death toll was 19, and there are only 19 names on the memorial.

[@theravenseye9443]

Hi, yes the 21 figure came from a recent article written by the RNLI and included (I believe) 2 other people who were following the racers in a spectator boat.

[@jamesotoole4106]

Hello from Melbourne 🐍🦘. I enjoy your shows.😁

[@akeman21]

Great work sir, I really like your videos.

[@theravenseye9443]

Thank you very much!

[@joanne26]

OH MY 45 years on I remember seeing disaster being shown on the news It was so awful but the weather was so bad at that time ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TomMcHugh-l4v]

Hello, I was young in 1979, but I recall reading of this event in a Reader's Digest article. I don't know anything about sailing, but always found the details and aftermath fascinating. Your video has explained things quite clearly. 45 years ago next month: will the Fastnet sponsors have any type of commenoration for the 1979 tragedy ?

[@marklambert9864]

Bit like the Sydney to Hobart race…

[@charliekezza]

You should look up "Sydney to Hobart" sailing disasters. Some years have been horrific.

[@randylahey1232]

Im going to stick with cold showers ty

[@simonwilliams4514]

Good to have you back, the Richard Burton of KZbin disaster videos 😂

[@theravenseye9443]

Cheers!

[@seanramsdell4117]

0:16 The Robert Redford film All is Lost

[@i_dont_live_here]

Another excellent and succinct piece!

[@HB-iq6bl]

ive crossed the pacific a few times as crew also with solo owners,all excentric.all risk takers. All blue sea unleaches forces of nature. Becalming followed by mountains of followng sea walls. Its the real fear factor to overcome

[@soulshine8531]

I remember in the perfect storm one sailboat without mast just rolled and rolled but the crew/passengers were inside boat battened down tight.

[@David19553]

Excellent channel. Live long and prosper.👋

[@djohnson9083]

Wow… what a story. Great to see one of your videos. 😊

[@gaycha6589]

I was working on a trawler that day - off of start point. It was foul weather for yachts - but the trawlers just fished on.

[@Diptera_Larvae]

That is on 25% of ships that managed to finish the race. Thankfully anyone was able to survive the storm.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Many of largest boats were ahead of the weather and were the ones that finished. The longer the waterline, the faster sailing vessels can move due to hull speed. Ironically the vessels most capable to handle those conditions largely avoided them completely

[@WendysCove]

Terribly sad but Brilliant well researched.

[@MAZZI100]

Great as always!. My best regards.

[@nnoddy8161]

You should look at the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race.

[@tungstenkid2271]

I'm a 'lubber so what do i know, but as a matter of interest were the boats lost because they capsized or what?

[@jenphillips3212]

My father was a fleet airarm helicopter pilot. Although by the time of the Fastnet race disaster he was flying a desk, he flew air sea rescue from Yeovilton, Portland and Deadalus during 60's. The crowded England Channel, and the ferocity of the Atlantic storms to the west kept the crews busy.

[@starry53]

That was insane. So many yachts are damaged and sunk. That was very unfortunate because of the insane worst weather.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Insane man yeah madness

[@ripwednesdayadams]

I love this channel. One of my favorites for sure.

[@cherryrotella3714]

Excellent as per … Thankyou

[@Karenanneseven]

I read this book a few years ago…very scary. The book was written so well, I felt seasick 🤦‍♀️. Looking forward to watching this 👌

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

Jeez, they should start racing submarines instead of sailing boats.

[@ducatisti]

There used to be a joke about driving out to the point during a date and parking to "watch the submarine races".

[@shatbad2960]

Great content!

[@uncletaylorify]

I went and saw The Perfect Storm went it came out....I would LOVE to see a movie based on this.

[@johncmitchell4941]

I was so impressed by the gravity of the event after reading about it in Reader's digest that I've kept the issue to this day. The story therein is titled "In Peril at Fastnet" and is another gripping account of the tragedy that I've re-read a few times since.

[@richarddeese1087]

Thanks. 'And the mouth of the South did swallow up the storm, and behold! - it spittith out a trophy'. tavi.

[@Vautour1776]

The sea will kill you out of the blue without a second thought, terrifying but fascinating.

[@latina_fangirl]

0:05 I’ve missed that foreboding music🐦👁️

[@16gauge90]

Welcome back! Great content as always.

[@ropeburnsrussell]

Was the Celtic Sea known as the Irish Sea previously?

[@theravenseye9443]

On all the maps I looked at the Irish Sea is further North, between S Wales and Ireland, it becomes the Celtic Sea as you go south into more open water...and no, I hadn't heard of the "Celtic Sea" either before doing this video.

[@ropeburnsrussell]

@@theravenseye9443 ok, thanks for the response. Every day I get a little smarter, but not enough to really help.

[@jimmyzbike]

Wow

[@jackmonaghan8477]

Well they technically had mobile phones in 1979 but they were rare, very expensive and cumbersome (varying from large bricks to looking like a med kit from 'Star Trek').

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Those were the cell phones of the 1980s...

[@cathulhu3772]

As an inland sailor since i haven't even left a womb, that sounds like fun! :)))) i sailed when i was 16 during a tornado that left whole forest turned into splinters. That was amazing. Noone dared to even leave a" safety" of a land. I thought ok... This will kill me on land, so i can as well die doing what i love. Middle finger and off i go. I was riding that btch just on a border feeling more like a windsurfer than a sailor. If at any moment it would change by more than 15 degrees in my direction i would be done. I went a distance, that under 8 B takes 3 hours in around an hour, ploughed into opposite side of a biggest lake in Poland and went to sleep from adrenaline overdose. Fortunately i've developed self preservation instintinct during next... Oh 20 years....

[@slim-oneslim8014]

Turner bloke!

[@JohnSmith-sl2qc]

Great video👍

[@theravenseye9443]

Thanks 👍

[@bestboy138]

That’s some crazy shiznit.

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

As an American, I am ashamed of the sheer arrogance and narcissism of the "infamous" Ted Turner for accepting the award and then even having his photo snapped with a smile with his thumb up! Even though he "won" the "race", due to the horrific tragedy of the loss of men who were probably much better than he, he SHOULD have exercised some compassion, grief, and respect for the lost racers and their families and NOT accepted that award but relinquished it to the families of the lost!!!!!!! That photo is truly a disgrace. That is disgusting and morbid to me. Now in today's society, all Americans are like this. But back in this day, there was YET some degree of decorum, class, grace, and honor in our society - even if just a little compared to other nations!

[@terencehill2320]

I was waiting for the story of someone who they or their parents were in said issue. Found it already. It's weird that all videos have this even from events in the 1300s

[@bradsanders407]

Huh?

[@grapeshot]

Oh yeah I remember that movie The Perfect Storm everybody died.

[@ItsJustLisa]

Ummm…The Perfect Storm was three weather systems that collided off the coast of Nova Scotia on October 28, 1991 and became a full blown hurricane on November 2. Not even remotely the same storm.

[@grapeshot]

@@ItsJustLisa where did I say it was the same storm I said the movie

[@susanlynch1966]

@@grapeshot The point of her comment is the movie was about the 1991 storm, not the Fastnet race.

[@grapeshot]

@@susanlynch1966 and I left a comment because he made reference to that storm the one that happened in 1979 was described as The Perfect Storm and it reminded me of the movie so nowhere so know where did I say I confused The Perfect Storm movie with the disaster he was talking in the video

[@grahamkearnon6682]

The Posh rescuing the Posh, could care less.

[@greengoblin876]

Aww , so you actually Care about it ! Personally I couldn't Care less ... seeing as thats the correct term ....

[@jcksnghst]

Sounds like some weather modification shenanigans. That's the only thing that makes sense.

[@judyjudy51]

🤡

[@anthonyrausch5708]

1:03 - So this is “LITERALLY” the “24 HOURS OF LE MANS” but for yachts…. And about 100X MORE DANGEROUS i recon….. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@anthonyrausch5708]

5:33 - Huh; 50 to 60 FOOT WAVES; and you are in “A TOY BOAT”???? Sounds like just “THE MOST WOUNDERFUL” time…… 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@anthonyrausch5708]

12:22 - “ONLY 21 SAILORS DIED”?? And I know that is “A LOT” in modern terms But this photograph… “HOW DID ANYBODY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE”?????

[@80sMetalHead]

Worth the wait !! 🫡