All news on the topic: Sailing

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Toddler drowns after wriggling free from harness on boat as parents cooked
Māhina Toki, from New Zealand's Great Barrier Island, was on holiday on her family's yacht which was docked at Fiji's Musket Cove when she wriggled free of her harness and fell in the water
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Over half of Brits are keen to spend more time in the great outdoors
Sailing, archery, and hot air ballooning are the top outdoor pursuits Brits would take up in order to spend more time in nature
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'Sewage has flood our home three times in just 30 days - we're fed up'
A family of four in a council home, who have suffered three sewage leaks in the last 30 days, accuse the local council of a lack of urgency as items of sentimental value are destroyed.
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Mass brawl erupts on ferry as men exchange blows in front of terrified families
The mass brawl broke out on Saturday (July 8) during a trip from Dublin in Ireland to Holyhead, Wales
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Scarlett Moffatt met 'fit' policeman beau after 999 call - as they welcome baby
Former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt and her police officer partner Scott Dobinson are in a bubble of love after welcoming their first child together, but it hasn't always been plain sailing for the pair...
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Missing sailor on solo challenge 'may have drifted into shipping lane overnight'
Sailor Duncan Lougee was taking part in the Jester Challenge between Plymouth and Baltimore, Ireland, when he went missing - with fellow competitor Kris Matuszewski saying there are multiple possible scenarios
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Urgent search for missing sailor who vanished a week ago during solo challenge
Sailor Duncan Lougee is understood to have been taking part in a single-handed Jester Challenge aboard The Minke yacht when it lost communication with the Coastguard
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Heatwave comes to sudden end in UK after hottest day of year in sizzling weekend
The Met Office says cooler air is heading our way from the Atlantic and with it much milder temperatures than those experienced in the majority of the UK at the weekend
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Orcas 'tried to disable boat' to sink British family during terrifying encounter
Dave Duffy, 45, felt a huge whack to his 42ft yacht at 3am and found a large orca ramming his rudder. Then, he and his wife Kim noticed noticed three more orcas around their boat
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Nine survivors arrested over smuggling as hopes fade for 750 boat passengers
As many as 750 people - including potentially up to 100 children - were on board the fishing boat when it sunk in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece on Wednesday
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Terror of yachtsman who looked vengeful killer whale White Gladis in the eye
Ian Hamilton was enjoying calm waters while sailing past the coastline of Gibraltar when he saw a fin in the water and felt a sudden thump from behind - nearly being thrown into the sea
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'Two big thumps woke us up - then we realised killer whales were attacking boat'
Mark Garrood, 59, was sailing on the Butey of the Clyde near Gibraltar with friends when he was woken up by "two big thumps"
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Hotel in the world's sailing capital has nautical nods and stunning sea views
Newport Harbour Island Resort on Goat Island in Newport, Rhode Island, USA is a striking, creamy modernist creation housing 257 rooms, a main tower and two long wings forming a right angle facing Narragansett Bay
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Brit shares horror of being surrounded by killer whales who 'headbutted' boat
The sailor with five years of experience described the orcas' movements at first as "a bit of a headbutt" before it turned serious and the ship began to flood
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Passengers evacuated as cruise ship 'shakes so violently' in 11 hour storm
Crew members and passengers onboard the Carnival Sunshine in South Carolina, US, had to leave their rooms while several people complained they felt sick during the "nightmare" voyage
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US government giving away 10 free lighthouses for a very surprising reason
Lighthouses are being offered at no cost to federal, state or local government agencies, non-profits and educational organisations that are willing to maintain and preserve them
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Two dead in small plane crash at southern Florida airport
Two people died in the small plane crash - the aircraft cut in half and is badly smashed up in a grassy area next to a runway
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Girl mauled by shark while surfing says beast had 'whole foot in its mouth'
The teen was surfing at Stone Harbor beach in New Jersey with a friend and her family when she felt something on her leg as she dangled from her surfboard in the water
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Killer whales 'teaching each other how to sink boats' after Brit couple attacked
There are growing concerns that aggressive orcas are seemingly teaching one another how to sink boats in the Mediterranean as a British couple were attacked earlier this month
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Terrifying moment Brit couple attacked by killer whales as they sail off coast
Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell from Cambridge were preparing for their night watch when the pod of orcas attacked and they realised they were sitting ducks on board the boat
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'We took our kids out of school to travel around the world on a sailboat'
Deckhand Jasmine Gerlofsma, originally from Airlie beach Queensland, travelled the seas on a sailboat with her mum, dad and brother for most of the coronavirus pandemic
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Coronation commander's greatest event concern - and it's not what you'd expect
Major General Christopher Ghika has pin-pointed where his major concerns lie ahead of the Coronation weekend but the threat of demonstrations is a long way down the list
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Liverpool, New York and Venice have some of the world's best ferry routes
Going by ferry may not be the quickest way to travel, but often it offers some of the most breath taking views and is a great way to discover a new city
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A Place in the Sun couple teased by host as they tear up over dream home
A couple were rendered speechless on A Place in the Sun as they found their perfect home in Spain, and were teased by the show's host as they became tearful over the sight
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Dad narrowly escaped death when canoe was sucked into current where 2 drowned
Mark Chamberlain, 53, was pulled into the current at the weir on the River Great Ouse in Kempston when he was a schoolboy - and said it was sheer luck he survived