What happens when your sailboat takes on water 300 miles from shore? They found out. - The Boston Globe

Two Massachusetts residents are tackling the Newport Bermuda Race, a 600-plus mile gauntlet through the Gulf Stream, after their last try at it ended in near-disaster.

Out of the serene darkness that enveloped the ship came a deafening bangthat stopped the boat. Everyone aboard knew something was seriously wrong.
Alliancehad struck a submerged object that ripped a…