1979 Fastnet Race - Vessels That Did Not Finish

Vessels That Did Not Finish

Of the 303 starters, only 86 finished. There were 194 retirements and 24 abandonments (five of which were "lost believed sunk").

Early press reports were often confused. The Daily Telegraph reported that 69 yachts did not finish, listed here.

Main source: Daily Telegraph, p. 3, 16 August 1979.

• SV Accanito of France, broken rudder. Towed.
• SV Allamader. Abandoned.
• SV Alpha II
• SV Amanda Kulu
• SV Andiano Robin
• SV Angustura
• SV Animal
• SV Ariadne. Abandoned. *
• SV Arkadina
• SV Asteries
• SV Battle Cry
• SV Billy Bones. Abandoned.
• SV Blue Dolphin
• SV Bonaventure of Britain. Abandoned.
• SV Cabadah Ocean Wave Option
• SV Callirhaex 3. Abandoned.
• SV Camargue of Britain. Abandoned.
• SV Casse Tete
• SV Charioteer of Britain. Sunk.
• SV Corker
• SV Crazy Horse
• SV Détente
• SV Double O Two
• SV Enia
• SV Fiestina Tertia. (Abandoned.) *
• SV Finndabar. (Abandoned.)
• SV Gan. Abandoned.
• SV Gekko
• SV Golden Apple of Ireland, disabled. Abandoned. Crew rescued by RAF Lynx helicopter.
• SV Golden Leigh
• SV Good Intentions
• SV Grimalkin. Abandoned and subsequently recovered. Read John Rousmaniere's 'Fastnet, Force 10' & Nick Ward's 'Left for Dead'.
• SV Gringo. Reported as 'believed sunk'.
• SV Hestral. (Abandoned.) crew of 6 rescued by Royal Navy helicopter.
• SV Hoodlum
• SV Impetuous
• SV Innovation
• SV Jan Pott of Germany, Flensburg. Broken mast.
• SV Juggernaut
• SV Kestel. Abandoned.
• SV Korsar
• SV La Barbarelle
• SV Little Ella
• SV Magic of Britain. Sunk.
• SV Maligawa III. Abandoned.
• SV Marionette VII
• SV Mexxanini
• SV Morning Cloud of Britain, broken rudder.
• SV Morning Glory
• SV Mulligatawny
• SV Mutine
• SV Pachena
• SV Pegasus
• SV Ocean Wave
• SV Option2 of France, Granville
• SV Pepsi of England
• SV Pepsi of Holland
• SV Pinball Wizard
• SV Polar Bear of Britain. Sunk. Crew rescued.
• SV Regardless of Cork, broken rudder. Assisted by LÉ Deirdre (P20). Towed by RNLB Mary Stanford
• SV Samurai II
• SV Scaldis
• SV Scaramouche. (Retired) Made own way back to Plymouth."Although we hadn't the satisfaction of being one of the 88 which rounded "the rock" we were content in knowing that we had brought the boat and ourselves back in one piece"-Steve Cross.)
• SV Schuttevaer of Holland
• SV Silver Apple of Howth: lost steering, assisted by LÉ Deirdre (P20), made a jury steering rig, retired to Courtmacsherry under own power.
• SV Sinndkabar
• SV Skat
• SV Sophia
• SV Tam O'Shanter
• SV Tarantula of France
• SV Trophy. Abandoned.
• SV Tiderace IV. Abandoned.
• SV Wild Goose of Singapore
• SV Yachtman of Spain
• SV Zap

Also

• SV Mulligatawny (not competing)