Surviving Disaster Season 1 Episode 5
The Fastnet Yacht Race
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Reconstruction of the 1979 Fastnet yacht race, which was struck by a force 10 transatlantic storm that lasted 24 hours. The greatest disaster in the history of the sport claimed the lives of 15 sailors, and out of the 300 vessels that set out, only 85 completed the course. The programme tells the story from the perspective of two crews and examines the safety concerns raised in the aftermath of the race- Online
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Cast
- John Harding as Rodney Hill
- Adrian Chapman as Pat Wells
- David McDougal as Gerry Winks
- Ben Bowley as Mike Doyle
- Paul Alexander as John Puxley
- Kirk Polgreen as Russell Smith
- Johnathan Richards as Peter Everson
- Mike Munds as Richard Mann
- Richard Chubb as Nigel
- Brian Croucher as Mike Osbourne
- James Wilby as David Sheahan
- Tom Beard as Frank Thompson
- William Ellerby as Petty Officer Fowles
- James Marchant as Matthew Sheahan
- Nicholas Atkinson as Nick Ward
- Jamie MacLachlan as Dave Wheeler
- Sean Blowers as Alan Bartlet
- Matthew Duquenoy as Derek Morland
- Carl Rigg as Robin
- Tom Burroughs as Simon Fleming
- Clare Corbett as Jennie Mace
Credits
- Nat Sharman Director
- Greg Lanning Series-Producer
- Christabelle Dilks Scriptwriter, Writer
