Photographic evidence now confirms that yacht owners who have been hit by the recession are fitting 4 year old children as auto pilots on their yachts. Yacht owners have been defending their decision, Mr. Doug Updegrave from Hampshire said "In these recessionary times we have had to cut back on all the extras, the auto pilot option on my new yacht was just too expensive, a large bag of skittles and 2 litres of coke will keep the girls going on the wheel for 12 hours."