With Mr. Ellison as their financier, Cup organizers have said their decisions to bring the race to San Francisco Bay for the first time and to make the boats faster were made to change the perception that their sport was boring and confusing.
Boats make one guarantee--to avoid one another--then the ocean is pretty much theirs to use.
Above ground, wooden houses and beached boats make Xcalak an idyllic escape.
Crews are patrolling these areas on foot and in boats to make sure that residents, properties and livestock are safe.
One example: Vanguard built all of the 45 Finns used in the Barcelona Olympics. (The Finn is an Olympic sailboat Vanguard does not normally manufacture.) To make sure that different boats raced in exactly the same way, the Olympic Committee measured the moment of inertia on the boats.
They make the dangerous journey in boats that are usually overloaded and poorly maintained.
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Barclay also said a decision in whether to make safety changes to the boats or the course will be made after the results are released.
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They make the journey from Indonesia in boats that are usually overloaded and poorly maintained.
And while some tried to make a buck at it, the main thing that tied all of them was a belief that a rising tide lifts all boats and that working together would make not only the internet greater but also ensure their own fortune would improve.
Last year a Tax Court judge ruled for the doc, concluding he had reason to believe he might make a profit, had made money buying and selling other boats and was done in by factors beyond his control.
But beware: Boats are still a way to spend money, not make it.
These small open-decked wooden boats with a crew of two or three used to make their living by catching cod.
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And the banks don't want these boats, you know, but they want to see you make it.
Many are fleeing on foot because they can't afford boats or buses, Albuja said, and even if they do make it, they get there only to find the roads blocked.
If fewer boats were out there harvesting, each one could catch more fish, make more money.
They make record time in a fleet of small cars, ambu-cycles, ambu-tractors and ambu-boats -- all equipped with heart defibrillators, breathing tubes, burn wraps and maternity kits.
Some of the band members held manual jobs to make ends meet: Van Zandt worked construction, Lopez put in time at a boatyard and on commercial fishing boats.
"We cannot look at other boats for reference, but we wouldn't leave unless we're completely confident we'll make it, " she told CNN.
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