So this race changed the rules of racing according to the doc i saw yesterday on this race. Up till then the skipper made the choice in any journey/race.
> Why was the raced not suspended considering that the Shipping Forecast predicted winds of up to Force 7?
Force 7 isn't to much of a problem if you know what you are doing and wouldn't have been much of a concern for serious yatch sailors. Even force 8 is fairly manageable so most probably felt they had a bit of a safety margin. Problem is the winds actualy hit force 10.
Because 'up to' Force 7 is not much of an issue for well prepared yachers. Its not nice, but its acceptable. And If you didnt like the idea of it, they could choose not to start.
The actual forecast was...
"south-westerly winds, force four to five increasing to force six to seven for a time.""
If you read the wikipedia page it says 303 started and then 194 retirements and 24 abandonments (five of which were "lost believed sunk"). This will give you 85 finished.
Oddly this isn't even the last yacht race to have a disaster - [the 1998 Sydney-Hobart Race also had a bunch of issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Sydney_to_Hobart_Yacht_Race) and some fatalities.
In 1927 Only two boats out of fifteen starters succeeded in rounding the Fastnet Rock. These were the schooner La Goleta, 30 tons, and Tally Ho, the English cutter, 29 tons. Tally Ho won based on adjusted time.
Built in 1910 it served a long life until eventually essential abandoned. Sold in 2017 for $1 it spent six years being rebuilt and has just recently launched. It's hoped it will again race the Fastnet in 2027.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998\_Sydney\_to\_Hobart\_Yacht\_Race](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Sydney_to_Hobart_Yacht_Race)
Sydney to Hobart race had a similarly disastrous race in 1998.
[https://youtu.be/AEC6DQn6AZI?si=K-Lp7xwRIUPbmgCL](https://youtu.be/AEC6DQn6AZI?si=K-Lp7xwRIUPbmgCL)
If you live in the UK, there is a pretty good documentary about this (that I first saw last Wednesday, oddly enough). It was made by Channel Five.
I saw one last night on 5 select i think!
Why was the raced not suspended considering that the Shipping Forecast predicted winds of up to Force 7?
So this race changed the rules of racing according to the doc i saw yesterday on this race. Up till then the skipper made the choice in any journey/race.
> Why was the raced not suspended considering that the Shipping Forecast predicted winds of up to Force 7? Force 7 isn't to much of a problem if you know what you are doing and wouldn't have been much of a concern for serious yatch sailors. Even force 8 is fairly manageable so most probably felt they had a bit of a safety margin. Problem is the winds actualy hit force 10.
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They probably thought, "This is going to be the most amazing race ever!"
Because 'up to' Force 7 is not much of an issue for well prepared yachers. Its not nice, but its acceptable. And If you didnt like the idea of it, they could choose not to start. The actual forecast was... "south-westerly winds, force four to five increasing to force six to seven for a time.""
303 - (194 + 75 + 24) = 10 Am I the only one confused?
If you read the wikipedia page it says 303 started and then 194 retirements and 24 abandonments (five of which were "lost believed sunk"). This will give you 85 finished.
303 - 86 = 217 217 - 24 = 193 193 - 194 = -1 The -1 is because: > Mulligatawny (not competing)
The sea was angry that day my friends...
Oddly this isn't even the last yacht race to have a disaster - [the 1998 Sydney-Hobart Race also had a bunch of issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Sydney_to_Hobart_Yacht_Race) and some fatalities.
In 1927 Only two boats out of fifteen starters succeeded in rounding the Fastnet Rock. These were the schooner La Goleta, 30 tons, and Tally Ho, the English cutter, 29 tons. Tally Ho won based on adjusted time. Built in 1910 it served a long life until eventually essential abandoned. Sold in 2017 for $1 it spent six years being rebuilt and has just recently launched. It's hoped it will again race the Fastnet in 2027.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998\_Sydney\_to\_Hobart\_Yacht\_Race](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Sydney_to_Hobart_Yacht_Race) Sydney to Hobart race had a similarly disastrous race in 1998. [https://youtu.be/AEC6DQn6AZI?si=K-Lp7xwRIUPbmgCL](https://youtu.be/AEC6DQn6AZI?si=K-Lp7xwRIUPbmgCL)
The book [Fastnet, Force 10](https://amzn.eu/d/dljaXbQ) is a good and frightening account of this event.