Gregor McGuckin's Abandoned Yacht Still Afloat, Now 1,250 Miles West of Fremantle

19th December 2018

Hanley Energy Endurance - has a barrel of Irish whiskey onboard Credit: Mark Sinclair

Gregor McGuckin's abandoned yacht Hanley Energy Endurance photographed by Golden Globe Race skipper Mark Sinclair (above) cuts a lonely sight in the South Indian Ocean.

Sinclair photographed the yacht as he sailed passed it a month after Gregor was rolled and dismasted.

Its position on 17 Dec: was Lat/Lon: 32¬∞ 28.19 S, 090¬∞ 18.88 E - 1,250 miles west of Fremantle, Western Australia

An incentive to potential salvors is a barrel of Irish Whiskey onboard that has, according to Race HQ, generated a lot of interest.

whiskey Golden globe The special barrel of Glendalough 7-year-old single malt whiskey still onboard Gregor McGuckin's dismasted Biscay 36 yacht Hanley Energy Endurance left abandoned some 2.000 miles west of Fremantle, Western Australia after Irish skipper Gregor McGuckin was rescued on 23rd September. By Dec 19, the yacht had drifted to within 1,200 miles of Fremantle. The whiskey is proving an attraction to potential salvors

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