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61 Knots (!) FLIP (!)

French trimaran l’Hydroptère hits 61 knots in a 45-knot gust and then it's one big OOPS . . . FULL STORY

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The Loss of the Wildflower

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Skiff Sailing

VIO POV.1 on board cameras and horizon true self-leveling mounts on Skiff 18's at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

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