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Well apparently the racing boat claims that it was the fishing boats fault as it’s AIS was switched off and therefore did not trigger proximity alarm
 

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Well apparently the racing boat claims that it was the fishing boats fault as it’s AIS was switched off and therefore did not trigger proximity alarm

So what would have happened if a small yacht or fishing boat under 15m (not required to transmit on AIS) was in the area, when a 60 foot yacht hurtled towards them at 20 knots with nobody on watch?
 

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Yeah and Alex Thomson ran aground a few years ago when leading the RdR. It's part of the risk. Some activities involve risk. Like crossing the road. Or getting out of bed.
 

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Yeah and Alex Thomson ran aground a few years ago when leading the RdR. It's part of the risk. Some activities involve risk. Like crossing the road. Or getting out of bed.
The issue is not the risks to the racers, or the Caribbean rocks - it‘s the danger to anybody in another boat that they hit.
Risk low enough mid ocean - but not in coastal waters.
 

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The issue is not the risks to the racers, or the Caribbean rocks - it‘s the danger to anybody in another boat that they hit.
Risk low enough mid ocean - but not in coastal waters.
I understand the argument but quantify the risk. Then compare it to other activities that present a risk to other parties like for example, driving or owning a dog.

I dare say there would be uproar if you tried banning dog ownership due to the risk to third parties and yet the statistics make it much more dangerous than solo sailing.
 

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I understand the argument but quantify the risk. Then compare it to other activities that present a risk to other parties like for example, driving or owning a dog.

I dare say there would be uproar if you tried banning dog ownership due to the risk to third parties and yet the statistics make it much more dangerous than solo sailing.

Who mentioned banning? Though if somebody had been hurt, legally Boris could have been in risk of prosecution under current Colregs, for failure to keep adequate watch. (Whether the fishing boat was also in breach remains to be seen.)

But these collisions seem to be happening many / most years now, hence why perhaps defined corridors may be needed for approaching shore. Just a few miles of the Vendee route.
 

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So what would have happened if a small yacht or fishing boat under 15m (not required to transmit on AIS) was in the area, when a 60 foot yacht hurtled towards them at 20 knots with nobody on watch?

Yet when said yacht meets big solid immovable object (by comparison) it appears to get away with just a broken shroud? Seriously?
 
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