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38 ft Monohull; Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea [8] Mike McMullen (GBR) Atlantic Ocean Three Cheers: Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea 1978 Route du Rhum: 16 November 1978: Alain Colas: Azores: Manureva: Unknown: 1979 Fastnet race Royal Ocean Racing Club: 14 August 1979: 15 competitors and 6 observers Celtic Sea: 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Although eliminated from the race after receiving help to rescue his boat after it ran aground in Perseverance Harbour at Campbell Island, New Zealand, Plant still set a record for the fastest American to sail single-handed around the world with a time of 135 days, bettering Dodge Morgan's time of 150 days set in 1985 aboard his 60-foot cutter ...
The 2015-16 edition of the race set sail on Sunday 30 August 2015, once again from London's St Katharine Docks, with the actual start of the first race taking place offshore at Southend at 1230 BST on Monday 31 August. The fleet will race to Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Albany, Sydney, Hobart, the Whitsunday Islands, Da Nang, Qingdao, Seattle ...
The race set off from London's St. Katherine Docks in September 2013. [49] The 2015–16 race set sail on Sunday 30 August 2015, once again from London's St Katharine Docks. The race was once again sponsored by a mixture of cities and companies. The 2015–2016 race saw the first fatalities in the history of the Clipper race, both on the same ...
This year's race follows the original course created in 1925.
A ‘virtually unsinkable’ boat The sailing party departed Aug. 14—five days before the storm—and comprised 12 guests and 10 crew members. The Bayesian was one of the biggest yachts of its kind.
However, the boat was presumably lost at sea near the Falkland Islands, with everybody on board perishing. [233] October 1977 Slim Wintermute: 60 Portage Bay, Washington, U.S. Wintermute, an American collegiate and professional basketball player, disappeared in October 1977, after setting out in his yacht from Portage Bay. His boat was found a ...
June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday said it had suspended its search for a family whose sailboat disappeared off the Florida coast six days ago. SEE ALSO: Wrongly convicted man ...