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Matthew Sheahan
One man who knows what it's like to abandon ship to a life raft is the racing and technical editor of Yachting world, Matthew Sheahan.
Matthew was rescued during the infamous 1979 Fastnet race.
He told ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Solent's Neil Sackley there is compelling evidence that the crew would have made it to their life raft.
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