These ten spectacular and crazy powerboat crashes will probably make you very thankful you’re not onboard.

Racing powerboats big and small crashing into one another or nose-diving... ferries on the verge of capsize. More than a few of these involve boats flying through the air, some completing a number of somersaults before landing.

There’s even some amazing footage of the crews being thrown out of the boat and dragged through the water – hopefully nobody was seriously injured.

Maybe we should've titled this one "things not to do on a boat."

Want to watch more crashes? Watch Ultimate Boat Failures: Crashes, Capsizes and Wrecks on uk.boats.com.

Written by: Carol Cronin
Carol Cronin has published several novels about the Olympics, sailing, hurricanes, time travel, and old schooners. She spends as much time on the water as possible, in a variety of boats, though most have sails.