A yacht was wrecked — no hint of hope for me? (8)
I believe the answer is:
castaway
'no hint of hope for me?' is the definition.
(a castaway has no hope)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
(Other definitions for castaway that I've seen before include "Someone stranded on a 12 island" , "One marooned on remote island" , "Tom Hanks movie" , ""Captain Bligh"? - with 5d" , "Shipwrecked character" .)