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The Fastnet Race is meant to be a test of skill and endurance – a prestigious offshore race on one of the sport’s toughest courses. To this day, it remains a bucket list challenge for many. In 1979, it became a tragedy that reshaped safety at sea. 🎧 Listen to episode 4 of the RYA 150 podcast where special guests Frances Reincke, Mark Gannon, Simon Rowell and Richard Falk explore lessons learned for a safer future 👇 Spotify: http://rya.org/r4xe50XaTpM Apple: http://rya.org/H0Kz50XaTpN Amazon Mu

Heavy weather, 24 hours, non-stop sailing. From intense sailing shifts, to great teamwork, team RYA gave it everything at the West Lancashire Yacht Club 24 Hour Race in Southport. Watch the full story unfold 👉 https://youtu.be/h3o9tqzG5HQ #RYA150 | Royal Yachting Association

Tune into episode 7 of the RYA 150 podcast where Roger Barnes – dinghy cruising doyen, minimalist sailor and champion of small boat adventures explores Britain’s best places to sail ⛵️ “Nothing happened more than the speed of a horse. Narrow boats were pulled along by horses, and even though they motorized. they still only move along at the speed of horses. There's this extraordinary way in which you're traveling across Britain at the speed of horse-drawn transport, and it is such an insight int

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New episode dropping tomorrow 🎙️ Episode 4 of the RYA 150 podcast explores one of the darkest chapters in sailing history, the 1979 Fastnet race. A sudden ferocious storm tore through the fleet, taking lives and changing our sport forever. “We had managed to get a pan message out, not a mayday, before we went over. Somebody somewhere must have picked that up.” Future generations of sailors join us next week for the Fastnet 79, the storm that changed sailing forever. 🎧 Don’t miss it 👉 http://r