Super Boats Written by Jilly Hunt
Contents Super boats
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Power record-breakers
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Built for speed
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Spirit of Australia
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Yacht races
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Super yachts
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Faster than the wind
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Super record-breakers
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Sailing around the world
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Boat shows
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Powerful powerboats
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Glossary
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The power to go
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Index
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Powerboat races
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Size and speed
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Super boats There are many types of boats travelling the world’s waterways. Ferries carry passengers and vehicles, while huge tankers and cargo ships carry goods around the world. But there are some boats that are designed just for fun! These boats are designed to thrill at high speeds or to race across the world’s wild oceans. An enormous cruise ship towers over smaller sail boats in Hobart harbour.
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The world’s largest sailing race is Bart’s Bash. In 2014, the race involved 9,484 boats and took place in 237 different locations around the world.
Did you know?
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Built for speed How a boat is designed affects how safe it will be and how fast it will travel. The main part of a boat is called the hull. Naval architects use strong but lightweight materials, such as fibreglass and carbon fibre, to build the hulls of powerboats and racing yachts. Moulds are used to get the shape needed for the hull.
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Some yachts have more than one hull and are called multihull yachts. If a yacht has two hulls, it’s called a catamaran. If it has three hulls, it’s called a trimaran. Yachts with more than one hull are better for racing because they can reach much higher speeds! yacht
catamaran
trimaran
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