If you think the sea is looking a little choppy today, spare a thought for those who took part in the 1979 Fastnet Race.
Five boats sank and 15 people died during the challenge.
Author, Nick Ward was one of the survivors who had helped crew the 30-foot yacht Grimalkin.
He features on the current Meet the Author programme with Nick Higham, (available to watch on iPlayer for another six days) sharing his experiences of the tragic race.
Skip to 13 minutes in to see hear Nick’s story. Sounded very scary.
Thanks to VB reader Seb for sending through the link
