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Reporter's wake-up call is high-octane Thames speedboat ride
News Shopper
Coffee just isn't enough to wake me up at the crack of dawn – a high speed white-knuckle boat ride down the Thames though, that'll do the trick. It was 7.30am when I arrived at Festival Pier on South Bank to experience what's being called the best ...

Adrenaline Junkie
Your Houston News
After steering her orange power boat around the first curve of a high-speed boat race at Port Neches in April, Megan Becan's boat was struck by a competitor, flipping it upside down and leaving her trapped under water. In a matter of seconds, ...

Commissioner charged with operating boat while impaired
Lexington Dispatch
... boat at a speed greater than the idle speed posted in a no-wake zone. Sharum, the commission's supervisor for High Rock Lake in Rowan and Davidson counties, explained subsequently his officer attempted to perform a safety inspection on the boat.

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The Beauty of Boat Graphics
JustLuxe.com
Whether it is a fishing boat, a kayak, a jet ski or even a speedboat, there are companies that will offer you high quality decals for it. So, what is this customization all about? Does it mean that you can come up with your own design?

South El Monte High sweeps rookie category in solar boat race
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
By JD Velasco, SGVN Humberto Maya, 17, mans South El Monte High School's solar boat at Lake Skinner in Riverside County. South El Monte High won the rookie category of the Metropolitan Water District's Solar Cup race and placed seventh overall.

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Circling the Globe With Solar Energy
Huffington Post
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar -- a $16 million 115-foot watercraft -- recently became the first boat to circumnavigate the globe running entirely on solar power. The ship's 38000 photovoltaic cells propelled the boat at a speed of 14 knots, allowing the ...

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Lee County Boat Rescue
Fox 4
Neilson snapped these pictures, The Sheriff's office says this drag racing boat travelling at a high rate of speed caused a 4 foot wake. The county DOT vessel couldn't manuever the swell and that's when it turned over. "The whaler just went up on top ...

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Volvo Ocean Race : Tropical storm wreaks havoc among the fleet
BYM News (press release)
After a day of thunderstorms and lightning on Tuesday, which lit up the racetrack like a battlefield, the six-boat Volvo Ocean Race fleet has settled back into some high-speed sailing across the Atlantic led by Franck Cammas/FRA and Groupama.
Volvo Ocean Race - Fleet click off miles towards Lisbon + VideoSail World
Yachting: Camper slip behind leaderNew Zealand Herald

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Cross Sound to Offer Easier High-Speed Service to Block Island
Patch.com
Cross Sound Ferry is changing its high-speed ferry service to offer a quicker ride to Block Island. By Sandy Martocchia Long Island passengers wishing for a convienent, reasonably priced option for a day trip to Block Island will have a new option ...

Powerboat racing: Ukrainian Spirit ventures ahead with confidence
Malta Independent Online
A race fleet of some 50 high speed long range powerboats, some of the very best in the world, are expected to participate. Ukrainian Spirit will be contesting the Venture Cup with a Chaudron built boat. What has still to be decided is whether to modify ...

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