Boat Life — All Hands On Deck

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There were six boats that started the race that day, but none finished.

The beach resembled Darwin after Cyclone Tracey, when what remained of the six boats washed ashore. In one case, the bow of one boat dug into the shallow sandbank, causing it to roll over 180 degrees stem to stern.

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