As one interest group put it: It's like throwing something in a 40-foot hole a 10-foot rope.

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In water 20 to 25 feet deep just off the Thimble Islands, Mr. Smith has set up two, 150-foot lines of rope that are submerged about three feet below the water's surface and held into place by chains and 400-pound anchors.

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Twelve crew members line up along the teak deck of the 96-foot yacht Mariquita with a thick, braided rope in their hands.

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Gambhir dragged Broad through midwicket to the rope and then Yuvraj clubbed the same bowler for consecutive maximums - one a front-foot pull over long-on and the other a remarkable flat drive over the covers.

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To get a true feel for the forces that propel a 100-foot yacht around the buoys, there's no substitute for a seat on the teak, a rope in your hands and salt spray in the face.

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