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I think the counter point is that with gps, radar & autopilot... Yachting is there today, to a degree.

• christinamltn 9y ago
  You may not need to physically hold the wheel but someone does have to be awake on watch at all times, even with radar & AIS.
  • dTal 9y ago
    Someone should tell the US Navy: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/22/us_navy_4th_ship_mishap_of_the_year/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/22/us_navy_4th_ship_mi... I don't care how many fancy screens you have, one person on watch with a pair of binoculars should have spotted a bloody oil tanker.
  • radiorental 9y ago
    The folks who do round the world solo races might beg to differ