The 1979 Fastnet Race was the 28th Royal Ocean Racing Club's Fastnet Race, a yachting race held generally every two years since 1925 on a 605-nautical-mile course from Cowes direct to the Fastnet Rock
Memorial to the 15 competitors who died in the 1979 Fastnet Race, Lios Ó Móine (Lissamona), Cape Clear Island, Cork, Ireland; the 6 spectator names were added later.