Crowhurst was ill-prepared for the voyage suffering endless problems before deciding to secretly abandon the race.

Trimaran electron. Lone yachtsman Donald Crowhurst on board the Teignmouth Electron at start of his ill-fated journey around in 1968 when his line became entangled and he was towed back to shore to begin again. Directed by James Marsh The Mercy follows Crowhursts attempts to race around the world to win the 1968-69 Golden Globe Race on his trimaran Teignmouth Electron. Teignmouth Electron the trimaran belonging to British yachtsman Donald Crowhurst is hoisted aboard the British ship Picardy after being found found drifting unmanned in open ocean 10th July 1969.

She was shattered the central hull crushed amidships into a pile of plywood and fiberglass the amas pontoons of a trimaran in slightly better shape but still peeled open to. Geogphotos Alamy Stock Photo. Evidence in his logs appeared to show his mental disintegration.

This image is no longer for sale. Even if the Teignmouth Electron were notably different than other trimarans the image is from a distance and shows barely more than the fact that the vessel is a trimarannothing is shown of its ocean-going gear or features. McKean is the owner of the Teignmouth Electron an infamous 40 foot trimaran yacht helmed by the late Donald Crowhurst who failed in his attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate the earth solo without stopping.

Donald Crowhurst s trimaran Teignmouth Electron on Cayman Brac Cayman Islands in 1991. Shipwrecks are always a bit eerie regardless of their nature and the history of Teignmouth Electron only added to its aura. Trimaran boat of Donald Crowhurst Teignmouth Electron photographed on Cayman Brac island Cayman Islands 1991.

D Harbour Towage of the Teignmouth Electron from Portland Harbour to Teignmouth marine support to the filming at Teignmouth towage of the Teignmouth Electron from Teignmouth back to. Teignmouth Electron was found drifting in mid-Atlantic 700 miles west of the Azores on 10 July 1969. His yacht the Teignmouth Electron was eventually found on Cayman Brac in the West Indies The wreckage is all that remains of Teignmouth Electron the yacht on board which Donald.

Quest provided support for the filming of The Mercy which involved road transport of the recreated trimaran Teignmouth Electron from specialist boat builders Heritage Marine at Maldon in Essex to Portlan. It has previously been bought for a multiple re-use license which is still valid. Instead he gave false positions and prepared fictitious logs.