Survivor: Fastnet race disaster that claimed 19 yachtsmen ‘etched in my mind’

As plans are being finalised to commemorate the 40th anniversary Fastnet Race disaster, one of the competitors in the race has spoken about how he thought he was going to die in the storm, which claimed the life of 19 yachtsmen.

Survivor: Fastnet race disaster that claimed 19 yachtsmen ‘etched in my mind’

As plans are being finalised to commemorate the 40th anniversary Fastnet Race disaster, one of the competitors in the race has spoken about how he thought he was going to die in the storm, which claimed the life of 19 yachtsmen.

Corkman Richard Harrington was a 21-year-old crew member onboard the Golden Apple yacht, which was skippered by the late Hugh Coveney, father of Tánaiste Simon Coveney.

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