Each experiment was modeled on real-life disasters, such as the 1979 Fastnetrace in which storms in the Irish Sea capsized many of the competing yachts, resulting in 15 deaths.
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In more modern times, the FastnetRace, a 615-mile dash from England to Ireland and back, brings some of the world's fastest sailing vessels hurtling around the rock each year.
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