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The area beneath the ship is great - when I visited it there was a family activity taking place and my kids had a great time drawing and running about, enjoying the sense of space after the confined spaces on the ship.

Don't have a problem with the 'banal' lift tower - what do you want, some kind of sub-Calatrava sculpture competing with the boat?

Hoisting the ship on struts - I don't see how BD journalists are qualified to pass judgement on what is an area of disagreement between expert engineers.

But then ... the glass skirt. This really is so ghastly that it deserves the Carbuncle Cup on its own. I've got nothing against hovercrafts, but I think the Cutty Sark worked better as a clipper.

Yes it's a bit negative, but I think the Cup ultimately does a good service by holding us all to account, big name or otherwise.