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A boat is a watercraft designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is something small enough to be carried aboard another vessel (a ship). Some boats too large for the naval definition include the Great Lakes freighter, riverboat, narrowboat and ferryboat. Modern submarines can also be called boats, despite their underwater capabilities and size. This may be because the first submarines could be carried by a ship and were not capable of making independent offshore passages. Boats may be used by the military or other government interests, or for research or commercial purposes; but regardless of size, a vessel in private, non-commercial usage is almost certainly a boat.
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| Team Russia has adventurous start
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Kosatka is making great progress on its quest to unofficially beat the Round Britain and Ireland record for a monohull during its Volvo Race Qualifier.
At 0910 BST yesterday the boat was making their way steadily north east, making the most of the wind. Skipper Andreas Hanakamp sent an update from the boat: "There was lots of pressure in the air when we left Portland Harbour to cover the 2000 mile qualifying sail Volvo requires from teams wishing to sail the Volvo Ocean Race.
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| Team Williams out to win on home waters
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The penultimate race of the Honda Formula 4-Stroke 2008 season comes to Liverpool for the third year running this weekend and joins the City of Culture's 08 celebrations.
All talk has been on the Wirral based Team Williams that started racing in the series in 2007. Williams driver's Scott Williams aboard the 225hp boat and Martin Campbell driving the 150hp were open to discussion as they were quizzed by the media on what they thought might happen this weekend.
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| Boat Show launches Ladies Day
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The PSP Southampton Boat Show has announced that the first ever Ladies Day in the Show's history will have an official charity in Touching Tiny Lives - Action Medical Research's fundraising appeal which aims to help the most vulnerable babies in this country.
Ladies Day, Thursday 18 September, represents an opportunity for all women to treat themselves to a great day out with the girls - safe in the knowledge that as well as having a fantastic time, they'll also be benefiting a valuable cause at the same time.
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