experienced long-distance blue-water sailor and former Royal Marine, lost at sea during the OSTAR solo sailing race in 1976. When he was last sighted off Galley Head, he seemed in good spirits, except that he was becalmed. George Kennefick, the commodore of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, was motoring back to Cork Harbor when he encountered Mike sailing very slowly westward. He came alongside, and was able to oj
When the wind picked up, he took off, and was never seen again. Some pieces of his boat were found off Iceland, frozen into the ice, identified by serial numbers on electronic equipment. Mike lost his wife a few days before the race in a tragic accident, while she was helping him prepare his boat. There is, of course, speculation as to how her death impacted him, and if his death was somehow caused or affected by hers.
[Any additional information about Mike, or his wife Lizzie: date of birth, place of birth, survivors, career other than sailing, education, would be greatly appreciated.]
When the wind picked up, he took off, and was never seen again. Some pieces of his boat were found off Iceland, frozen into the ice, identified by serial numbers on electronic equipment. Mike lost his wife a few days before the race in a tragic accident, while she was helping him prepare his boat. There is, of course, speculation as to how her death impacted him, and if his death was somehow caused or affected by hers.
[Any additional information about Mike, or his wife Lizzie: date of birth, place of birth, survivors, career other than sailing, education, would be greatly appreciated.]
experienced long-distance blue-water sailor and former Royal Marine, lost at sea during the OSTAR solo sailing race in 1976. When he was last sighted off Galley Head, he seemed in good spirits, except that he was becalmed. George Kennefick, the commodore of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, was motoring back to Cork Harbor when he encountered Mike sailing very slowly westward. He came alongside, and was able to oj
When the wind picked up, he took off, and was never seen again. Some pieces of his boat were found off Iceland, frozen into the ice, identified by serial numbers on electronic equipment. Mike lost his wife a few days before the race in a tragic accident, while she was helping him prepare his boat. There is, of course, speculation as to how her death impacted him, and if his death was somehow caused or affected by hers.
[Any additional information about Mike, or his wife Lizzie: date of birth, place of birth, survivors, career other than sailing, education, would be greatly appreciated.]
When the wind picked up, he took off, and was never seen again. Some pieces of his boat were found off Iceland, frozen into the ice, identified by serial numbers on electronic equipment. Mike lost his wife a few days before the race in a tragic accident, while she was helping him prepare his boat. There is, of course, speculation as to how her death impacted him, and if his death was somehow caused or affected by hers.
[Any additional information about Mike, or his wife Lizzie: date of birth, place of birth, survivors, career other than sailing, education, would be greatly appreciated.]
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