# Team Vestas Hitting Reef

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/team-vestas-hitting-reef/61354>\
**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [November 12, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/team-vestas-hitting-reef/61354 "2021-11-12T01:45:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/team-vestas-hitting-reef/61354/16 "2021-11-14T14:24:12Z")

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This incident was discussed on this thread:

> [@Team Vestas Wind Grounding: Skipper’s Comments Draw Criticism](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/team-vestas-wind-grounding-skipper-s-comments-draw-criticism/13774/1):
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> 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](http://gcaptain.com/team-vestas-wind-grounding-skippers-comments-draw-criticism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gcaptain+%28gCaptain.com%29) By Mike Schuler On December 6, 2014 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.

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