Sailing Magazine
by Richard Crockett
Yesterday I shared a newspaper cutting entitle “Fastnet Fury” which gave a brief account of the 1979 Fastnet storm.
Today, it all hangs out as the fury of that storm is revealed in graphic images and well chosen words to give landlubbers some idea of just how terrifying it was out there.
And in amongst those intrepid yachties fighting that storm were a crew from Port Elizabeth who had chartered a yacht for the race – and to their credit they finished the course. Our local yachties, used to the tough conditions along our coastline, did all South Africans proud.
So this is how it all played out:
“PE Yachtsmen in Cowes Storm”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001866 – OCR
“The Fastnet Tragedy”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001869 – OCR
“The Cruel, Cruel Sea”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001871 – OCR
“Yachtsmen Drown in A Race to Disaster”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001873 – stitched – OCR
“The Cruel Sea” – A Selection of Photos – Page 1: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001878 – stitched – OCR
“The Cruel Sea” – A Selection of Photos – Page 2: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001877 – stitched – OCR
“Battle for Life in Sea of Terror”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001876 – stitched – OCR
“No Mercy in its Wake”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001874 – stitched – OCR
“13 Victims”: 1979 08 15 – Vaughan Giles 1979 Fastnet – S&A – 001875 – stitched – OCR
