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 bang that stopped the boat. Everyone aboard knew something was seriously wrong. Alliance had struck a submerged object that ripped a jagged hole in the hull of the boat, and within m... [10956 chars]