It seemed impossible that the little boat would not go under or break into pieces on rocks.

The boat broke down once and had to return for repairs.

She said they were out on the Nantucket Sound when the boat broke down; nothing was working, not even the radio.

Only another hundred feet remained before the boat broke the surface.

The boat simply broke apart under sail, folded, then flipped.

The boat broke into half at the Point of Sangomar.

We had a call last summer where a boat broke down right in a barge's path.

The boat in the lead was breaking away from the other.

When we got there, our boat broke into many pieces and I fell into the sea.

"And I also think we're at a juncture in the history of sailing where boats can break the 50-knot barrier within a few years."