A spectacular capsize during training saw China Team's AC45 catamaran racing boat effectively disabled, with a badly broken sail and damage to one of the hulls.

训练期间，一次惊心动魄的翻船让中国之队的AC45双体船功能受到很大损伤，一只帆严重受损，一部分船身也有损伤，幸运的是没有队员受伤。

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That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event.

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David was a tough act to follow: A Harvard grad and international yachtsman, David has captivated the press with his marital and maritime adventures (including an ugly divorce from a Swedish countess in 2009 and a near-death experience in the 2011 Fastnet regatta, when his 100-foot racing boat capsized).

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Health care entrepreneur Randall Pittman quickly discovered his 140-foot cruiser, Whirlaway, was better suited for a voyage to the Galapagos than for quick maneuvering. (He has a 90-foot racing boat, Genuine Risk, to console himself.) A 66-footer collided with New York real estate owner Harry Macklowe's 111-foot Unfurled and limped off with a hole in its side.

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