Comments on: Confirmed: Earthrace Superboat Joining Sea Shepherd Fleet

By: CPT. MP

CPT. MP — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:15:08 +0000

I saw the Earthrace right after it was first commissioned and it was an amazing vessel. I’m glad it got put to use for something as epic as this. Paul Watson’s tactics may seem crazy, destructive, etc. From a Captain’s standpoint, as someone who is supposed to navigate a vessel safely and his main concern is for the safe voyage of the vessel and crew, sure, it’s chaos. But everyone that boards that vessel is aware of the dangers. I’ll also add that Paul Watson undoubtedly has enough sea time and experience to be eligible for a Captain’s License, and his crew is probably more educated than the average crew of most commercial vessels. And his “Passion” is really one of the few drivers left in this world making a difference for our planet. Peaceful protests have not successfully stopped whaling or the clubbing of seals; government and rich organizations have too many private interests to actually make a difference. If more people understood the laws of nature, Paul Watson would have more support because people would realize that by trashing the Earth and the animals who live here, we are committing suicide. Therefore, the extremism is warranted. Go Sea Shephards!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:43 +0000

All you radicals that preach deadly violence against the Japanese ships are completely insane. Whales are not worth going to war over. Are you radicals gonna lead the first charge? Gee harvesting certain whales that are numerous in the sea is not a crime. Its called fishing

By: SvenAERTS

SvenAERTS — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:11:55 +0000

Take good care of her and may she fulfill her purpose …
Sven
Former Earthrace Fundraiser

By: Darius

Darius — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:16:32 +0000

Great cause? From what – watching this tv show? Illegal? Who are we talking about here? Have any of you ever met Paul Watson, or worked with his organization? Didn’t think so. If you’re so concerned about laws being violated, then you should turn the spotlight on his corrupt organization….if you suckers only really knew…..

By: wentosea

wentosea — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:28:51 +0000

I fully support ending the whaling, but it is true that the type of persons crewing for these expeditions are truly unsuitable for the task. What is needed is tough, hard nosed sailors. Not whiny, no-knowledge kids. The constant discipline and procedural problems (i.e.forgetting the radio, forgetting to put the batteries in the radio) might be cute at a rally on the quad, but will get people killed and only detracts from the war effort.

By: zekw

zekw — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:59:18 +0000

Where do i start with you people, The crew is volunteers, MIKE,
Watson has years as a capt., if you watch more than the colliding 2 seconds you may happen to notice that the whalers ram sea shepherd, the forward motion of the Ady Gill was to try to evade, the capt. Peat something was at the helm and, if you know any sea-shepherd history you may note that they are not stupid

By: Fozzy

Fozzy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:23:40 +0000

The Japanese are engaged in a legal business on the open sea, these half assed pirates and engaging in what amounts to terrorism on the high sea. I’d love to see the Japanese military go out and protect their citizens by sinking this boatload of morons and abandoning the survivors to their own fate.

By: professional mariner

professional mariner — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:44:15 +0000

I have heard that Paul Watson does not even have a Captain’s license but has people calling him Captain. This would be like someone who is not a doctor having people call him Dr. People who do this are looked down on and ignored, especially by those of us who have had years of training and seatime to get our licenses.

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:38:46 +0000

Watson is not 10% as competent as Capt. Joe Hazelwood. Contrary to popular opinion, Captains are not at the helm 24-7. A 3rd Mates incompetence that the Captain didn’t hire can really bite you in the ass.

I figured the Sea Shepherds were going to run that boat into an iceberg, but this is even better.

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:38:09 +0000

I figured the Sea Shepards were going to run that boat into an iceberg, but this is even better.