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Are you looking for a step up in comfort from your RIB or centre console? This Axopar 24 features a protected cockpit with wrap-around windscreen and large T-top, comfortable bucket race seats for 6 people, and two single berths below which also double as your bag and gear storage area. If it’s speed, comfortable ride and simplicity you need, then this Axopar 24 has it in spades! Click here for more info: https://www.theboatbrokerage.com.au/listing/axopar-24-t-top
In competitive offshore racing, aggressive overtaking can cost you everything. Watch this high-speed sailboat make a calculated risk that nearly becomes a catastrophe. At the bottom of a massive wave face, the bow collides directly with a breaking wave, rolling the entire boat sideways and nearly throwing crew members into the violent ocean. This is raw, unfiltered footage of what happens when professional sailors push themselves and their equipment to the absolute limit during extreme weather conditions. Multiple waves, back-to-back impacts, and the crew's desperate fight to stay aboard and keep the boat afloat. ⛵ What you'll see: • High-speed aggressive overtaking gone wrong • Direct wave impact at critical angle • Crew members nearly swept overboard • Back-to-back wave strikes • The entire fleet's battle in chaos 🌊 Real offshore racing. Real danger. Real footage. Have you experienced extreme sailing conditions? Let us know in the comments. Subscribe for more raw maritime action. #OffshoreRacing #SailingAdventure #ExtremeWeather #SailingLife #StormRacing #RawFootage #SurvivalInstinct #MarineLife #Regatta #WaveAction #OceanPower #ActionSports #SailingCommunity
The starboard start looked like it would be a golden until it got light under the dock making it difficult to roll into a tack, leaving the door wide open for a late starter on port to race out to the right before rolling into a tack perfectly on the lay line. The speed on the way to the top mark was impressive and gave them a big lead at the first mark. The team at bottom up boats love sailboat racing of all shapes and sizes, I loved taking this footage and spending a few minutes on the dock talking to some life long sailors who now enjoy racing from the peer long past the days that their sea legs have deserted them.