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Five great figures from maritime history

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Introduction
Section 1.1
Section 1.2
Section 1.3
Section 1.4
Section 1.5
Section 1.6
Section 1.7
Section 1.8
Section 1.9
Section 1.10
Section 1.11
Section 1.12
Section 1.13
Section 1.14
Section 1.15
Ancient Ships
Ghost Ship of Sutton Hoo
Ancient Greek Ships
Chinese Junks
Section 2.4
Section 2.5
Section 2.6
Section 2.7
Section 2.8
Section 2.9
Section 2.10
Section 2.11
Section 2.12
Section 2.13
Section 2.14
Section 2.15
Golden Age of Shipping
China to the 15th Century
European Golden Age of Shipping
Section 3.3
Section 3.4
Section 3.5
Section 3.6
Section 3.7
Section 3.8
Section 3.9
Section 3.10
Section 3.11
Section 3.12
Section 3.13
Section 3.14
Section 3.15
Merchant Shipping
Section 4.1
Section 4.2
Section 4.3
Section 4.4
Section 4.5
Section 4.6
Section 4.7
Section 4.8
Section 4.9
Section 4.10
Section 4.11
Section 4.12
Section 4.13
Section 4.14
Section 4.15
Yachts and Cruisers
Power Boats
Sailing Boats
Cruise Ships
Section 5.4
Section 5.5
Section 5.6
Section 5.7
Section 5.8
Section 5.9
Section 5.10
Section 5.11
Section 5.12
Section 5.13
Section 5.14
Section 5.15
Criminal Activities
Piracy
Bootlegging
Section 6.3
Section 6.4
Section 6.5
Section 6.6
Section 6.7
Section 6.8
Section 6.9
Section 6.10
Section 6.11
Section 6.12
Section 6.13
Section 6.14
Section 6.15
Ships in Detail
Santa Maria
Mary Rose
Mayflower
Britannia
La Normandie
Empress of Japan
Kungsholm
Crown Of Scandinavia
OOCL Shenzhen
Azel Maersk
Section 7.11
Section 7.12
Section 7.13
Section 7.14
Section 7.15
Racing
Sydney to Hobart Race
Transpacific Race
America's Cup
Section 8.4
Section 8.5
Section 8.6
Section 8.7
Section 8.8
Section 8.9
Section 8.10
Section 8.11
Section 8.12
Section 8.13
Section 8.14
Section 8.15
Pioneers
Zheng He
Vasco de Gama
Christopher Columbus
John Harrison
Ellen MacArthur
Section 9.6
Section 9.7
Section 9.8
Section 9.9
Section 9.10
Section 9.11
Section 9.12
Section 9.13
Section 9.14
Section 9.15
Emergencies and Disasters
Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster
M/S Estonia
Exxon valdez
Lifesavers at Sea
Section 5.5
Section 10.6
Section 10.7
Section 10.8
Section 10.9
Section 10.10
Section 10.11
Section 10.12
Section 10.13
Section 10.14
Section 10.15
Freedom of the Seas
Gallery Page 1
Gallery Page 2
Gallery Page 3
Gallery Page 4
Gallery Page 5
Gallery Page 6
Gallery Page 7
Gallery Page 8
Gallery Page 9
Gallery Page 10
Gallery Page 11
Gallery Page 12
Gallery Page 13
Gallery Page 14
Gallery Page 15
Section 12
Section 12.1
Section 12.2
Section 12.3
Section 12.4
Section 12.5
Section 12.6
Section 12.7
Section 12.8
Section 12.9
Section 12.10
Section 12.11
Section 12.12
Section 12.13
Section 12.14
Section 12.15
Section 13
Section 13.1
Section 13.2
Section 13.3
Section 13.4
Section 13.5
Section 13.6
Section 13.7
Section 13.8
Section 13.9
Section 13.10
Section 13.11
Section 13.12
Section 13.13
Section 13.14
Section 13.15
Section 14
Section 14.1
Section 14.2
Section 14.3
Section 14.4
Section 14.5
Section 14.6
Section 14.7
Section 14.8
Section 14.9
Section 14.10
Section 14.11
Section 14.12
Section 14.13
Section 14.14
Section 14.15
Section 15
Section 15.1
Section 15.2
Section 15.3
Section 15.4
Section 15.5
Section 15.6
Section 15.7
Section 15.8
Section 15.9
Section 15.10
Section 15.11
Section 15.12
Section 15.13
Section 15.14
Section 15.15
Racing

Racing

From the glamour of the America’s Cup to the long slog of the Transpacific Race crossing; there are many yacht races across the world that test the limits of human endurance and engineering innovation.

Yacht racing boasts the oldest sporting trophy in the world and has seen a long history of rivalry between sea-faring nations.

It offers some of the most dangerous and challenging competitions in the sporting calendar, attracting contestants who are prepared to battle the elements as well as each other.

Photos: AP / Fotopress
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