No kill cord or lifejackets were worn during fatal powerboat crash

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks

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Paul Dale recounts the lessons he learned rebuilding his Dufour 41 Alexa on the devastated Caribbean island of Grenada in 2004

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat