Robin Knox-Johnston aboard Suhaili at the finish of the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race- Photo Bill Rowntree/PPL

The 2018 Golden Globe Race will test the mettle of modern sailors by limiting them to the same types of yachts and equipment available in 1968/9.

Yacht wreckage at Redcar

Investigations indicate the vessel was an Oday 22 sailing yacht and wreckage colours are blue, white and red with a section of the stern marked Hartlepool.

ARC 2015 participants Bonny and Buzz with their skipper Dawn Kelly aboard Dawn Chorus

Excitement is building and tensions are high as final preparations get under way in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for tomorrow's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) start day.