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Battered by a Megastorm: Yacht Race Catastrophe

2023/12/14
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Nick Ward and his crew face a once-in-a-generation storm during a yacht race, battling monstrous waves and gale force winds, leading to a life-or-death struggle.

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Nick Ward is a young English sailor chasing a lifetime ambition, as he competes in one of the world’s elite yacht races. But out in the Celtic Sea, he and his crewmates find themselves caught in a once-in-a-generation storm. For hours they’ll fight together, side by side. But after one wave too many, Nick will be left to face this life-or-death struggle alone…

A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith.

For more on Nick’s story, read Left For Dead: The 1979 Fastnet Race - One Man’s Epic Story of Survival.

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