Dec 8, 2014 10:45 AM

Gallery: How to Repair a $6M Racing Yacht You Sailed Into a Reef

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Team Vestas Wind's boat crashed on the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the Indian Ocean, at 22 mph.
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Race officials and Team Vestas Wind have so far said little about where things will go from here, but there are only three options: The team can fix its severely damaged boat. It can have a new one built asap. Or it can drop out of the race altogether.

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The damage from the crash and subsequent days of being beaten against rocks was severe — the boat's hull is basically gone.
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The crew members salvaged valuable equipment from the boat, including diesel, ropes, and an Inmarsat satellite.

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Stuck for three days on tiny, remote island, they had supplies delivered by airplane.
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Skipper Chris Nicholson said the crash was clearly human error, but just what happened isn't clear yet.

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The sailors are now back on the mainland, but whether they can rejoin the race with a repaired or altogether new boat remains to be seen.

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