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Listed below are comments made by GoodOnYouCaptBlyth between Sunday, 9th November 2008 and Thursday, 20th November 2008.

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Solo sailors face Everest 1:34pm on 20 Nov 2008 Ok, I agree that the threat of a mammal being killed is low but what would be said about all this futile "seaborne advertising" if two of the contestants collide and a fatality occurred? Would the "insurance" payments that are allegedly excessive, due to the flouting of Colregs, cover the accidental death claims. I can just see the headlines now, " Vendee yachts fatal collision, no-one at the wheel, never mind say the sponsors, plenty more where they came from!"

It could happen. These radar "alarms" are not designed to allow you to turn in while flying along at top speed.

Let's hope I'm never proved right..............
Solo sailors face Everest 7:46pm on 09 Nov 2008 I'm sorry but this whole idea is so wrong in todays "PC" world. Why have Greenpeace not picked up on this? These craft are careering along as fast as possible with no-one at the wheel!! What about the poor old whales and other mammals that are being struck by the keels of these floating adverts.
Obviously safety comes at a price and the advertisers are paying the price. Just SO WRONG, STOP IT NOW.

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