By Laura Lynott, Olivia Kelleher, John Breslin and Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 10:11 EST, 17 April 2012 | UPDATED: 12:26 EST, 17 April 2012 Four experienced sailors are presumed dead after their ‘window of survivability’ closed following freak waves that hit their yacht during a prestigious race off the coast of San Francisco on Saturday. Three of the eight people on board survived the 12-foot waves that struck the side of their yacht, and five were swept out to sea. The body of Mac Kasanin, 46, was found in the water by rescuers, leaving the four remaining crew members unaccounted for.
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Five of the eight people on board a yacht competing in a San Francisco Bay race are thought to have died, with four of the sailors still missing
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Saturday's accident was the first in the race's 143-year history
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Two victims, Alan Cahill and Elmer Morrissey, were originally from Ireland
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All of the sailors, including victims Jordan Fromm and Mac Kasanin- whose body was the only one found by rescuers- were experienced
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The boyfriend only female victim, Alexis Busch, was one of the 3 survivors
Alan Cahill, 36, Elmer Morrissey, 32, @placeholder, in her mid-20s, and Jordan Fromm, 25, are lost at sea and presumed dead.