Howth event recalls Fastnet tragedy

When an “explosion of a storm” tore its way through the Fastnet yacht race off the Irish coast 40 years ago, there were those among the survivors who could not speak about the experience for years.

However, more than 100 sailors, rescuers and relatives of Fastnet 79 competitors were not quite so lost for words in Howth Yacht Club, north Dublin today as they gathered to remember the event.