Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
if the Captain is blazingly stupid...
Or perhaps been directed to do so to generate a causus belli to justify a military strike.

Actually, I understand that this yacht does a winter round in the Seychelles area then transits the Suez Canal in April to do a summer round of cruising in the Med. Last time I checked, one needs to sail past Puntaland to get into the Red Sea and the Suez from the Seychelles. The only question is how close one needs to be to that coast. Since this yacht has 3 masts worth of sail power, perhaps it was just following the winds.