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  1. On the Water / News & Events

    Rolex Sydney-Hobart: Victoire overall winner

    Staff
    Dec 30, 2013

    After a nail-biting 24-hour wait in Hobart, Cookson 50 'Victoire' declared overall winner. Wild Oats XI takes line honours a record-equalling seventh time. …Read More

  2. On the Water

    Mad mariners: four unbelievable seafaring exploits

    Alex Smith
    Dec 29, 2013

    There is no more prolific breeding ground for grade-A mentalists than the sea. Alex Smith picks out four particularly outstanding stories… …Read More

  3. On the Water / News & Events

    In praise of National Watersports Month 2014

    Alex Smith
    Dec 24, 2013

    Make the most of this laudable marketing effort by the RYA, BMF, canoeing and rowing authorities, and help make National Watersports Month a success – for all our sakes. …Read More

  4. On the Water / News & Events

    Cornelis van Rietschoten remembered

    Dieter Loibner
    Dec 19, 2013

    Dieter Loibner remembers Cornelis van Rietschoten, one of the legends of the Volvo Ocean Race …Read More

  5. On the Water / Entertainment

    When boat lifts go wrong

    Staff
    Dec 6, 2013

    A horror show of boat lift disasters – the stuff of nightmares for owners, crane operators, surveyors, transporters – all caught on video. …Read More

  6. On the Water / Entertainment

    Biggest wave ever surfed?

    Staff
    Nov 26, 2013

    Footage from Portugal appears to show a surfer on a wave estimated at over 30 metres, which would make it the biggest wave ever surfed. …Read More

  7. On the Water / Entertainment

    Sailrocket celebrates world record anniversary

    Staff
    Nov 25, 2013

    In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Vestas Sailrocket's demolition of the world speed sailing record – enjoy the epic 65 knot run in full HD video. …Read More

  8. On the Water / Entertainment

    Rogue wave smothers Clipper Yacht

    Staff
    Nov 20, 2013

    See amazing footage of a rogue wave striking the 70ft yacht 'Great Britain' in a 55-knot gale. …Read More

  9. On the Water / Entertainment

    All is Lost: Robert Redford sailing film trailer

    Staff
    Nov 18, 2013

    One man's story of surviving on a liferaft after his yacht sinks offshore: Watch the trailer for 'All is Lost' …Read More

  10. On the Water / News & Events

    Amazing 134mph powerboat backflip

    Staff
    Nov 14, 2013

    Organisers praise performance powerboat safety developments as world record holder somersaults at 134mph and escapes virtually unharmed. …Read More

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