Team Vestas Hitting Reef

[Kennebec_Captain]

This incident was discussed on this thread:

Team Vestas Wind Grounding: Skipper’s Comments Draw Criticism

so I am not sure what to say but I do not give the master scathing criticism for his comments…ultimately there is a team that operates any vessel and individuals all play a role and must be individually responsible for their duties… Team Vestas Wind Grounding: Skipper’s Comments Draw Criticism By Mike Schuler On December 6, 2014 [image] Some comments made by the Australian skipper of Team Vestas Wind over the grounding which led to the loss of the team’s 65-foot racing yacht during a…

Same discussion, navigator shoulda avoided the reef.

Pointing out the the race cannot be won if the boat runs onto a reef and destroyed is both true and a completely trivial observation.