The Deadliest Sports on Earth: Ranked

Powerboat Racing

For starters, this sport is pretty inaccessible. So, the vast majority of individuals that end up getting hurt or killed are the world's top-trained professionals. This sport is inherently dangerous based on the variables that these boats have to encounter while on the water. One wrong turn, one sharp sidewind, and your career could end in flames. 

Pick Your Poison

Traditionally, artificial environments are the safest for powerboat drivers to compete in. Offshore powerboating is the most dangerous branch of the sport, seeing as at least one individual has died per year because of it. Make sure you wear a lifejacket. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.