Drawing on his years of owning a motorboat, Gilbert Park shares his tips and the gear he uses to avoid hitting things day and night

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Nick Burnham: Theoretically, in very extreme conditions you could position yourself stern-to a large breaking wave and then stop the boat, but why would you?