Strong winds bash yachts
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WITH gale-force winds buffeting the fleet, Sydney to Hobart crews slipped from racing to survival mode last night with the frontrunners head-butting their way south to a possible finish today.
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Met ireann has issued a severe weather warning and forecasts gusts of up to 100 m.p.h. in exposed parts of the west and south this evening.
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Three motorists die and thousands of homes suffer power cuts as winds over 100mph hit parts of the UK.
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SYDNEY - Big boats Skandia, New Zealand entry Konica Minolta and Nicorette shared the early lead in the 60th Sydney-Hobart yacht race today but the fleet of 115 boats was preparing for bad weather as it approaches Bass Strait.
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Roads have been blocked by falling trees, ferries cancelled and thousands of people left without power as winds of almost 80mph buffeted Scotland and Northern Ireland today.
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New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): Winds howling in excess of 170 km per hour and huge tidal waves toppled power lines leaving more than two million people without power, brought down trees, tore up roads and sent
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In Sydney Harbor, a corporate sailing day goes awry, as party yacht strikes rocks and capsized. SYDNEY  - A corporate sailing day on sparkling Sydney Harbor went awry on Tuesday when a yacht promoting
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South and Midlands wake to devastating storms as winds rip roofs from houses in seconds.
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Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England have been hit by fierce storms, with winds up to 124mph. Have you been affected?
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By Chester Allen, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 14--WESTPORT -- The 11 passengers and two crew members aboard the Blue Water Too charterboat got a scare on the afternoon of June 9 when 10-to-15 foot waves broke the front windows out of the boat.
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Record-breaking winds struck Tokyo on Sunday, beaching a tanker, toppling trees, halting trains and injuring at least 14 people in and near the capital, police and weather officials said.
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Sydney, Australia - Possible strong winds and heavy seas could play a role in the 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers said on Saturday, on the eve of the start of the annual blue-water classic that runs to the island state of Tasmania.
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Massive waves and violent winds battered two ships, forcing them aground during storms overnight off Britain's northwestern coast
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Freak storms packing howling winds and heavy rain that lashed Britain and France this week were set to continue after already causing significant destruction and the deaths of at least four people.
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VALENCIA, Spain, July 2 -- Alinghi can feel the breeze, and another America's Cup trophy just might be waiting in the wind.
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The skipper of super-maxi, Skandia, has called for more safety features to be built into ocean racing yachts. The Skandia crew abandoned the boat on Tuesday after the keel was damaged in rough conditions in Bass Strait.
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Winds gusting at 40 mph forced Solheim Cup officials to delay the start of play Saturday by more than two hours.