Varis wrote:
Stanley Barthfarkle wrote:

Need a rescue because your pleasure boat ran aground or ran out of gas? No
problem.
Need a rescue because you ran through the "graveyard" around Tierra Del
Forego during the stormy season while trying to set a world record? Sure
thing- here's your itemized rescue bill.

Which one is more at fault? The average pleasure boater whose boat
malfunctions because of bad maintenance or because he didn't properly
fill his tank before a long trip? Or the round-the-world sailor with a
well maintained, seaworthy, storm-enduring boat that just got unlucky
in a storm that was heavier than was to be expected?

Risto

The pleasure boater pays the tab for the tow back to the dock and is
not in the middle of the ocean when needing one.

The sailor did not get unlucky. Such storms should be expected when
attempting to sail around the world.

BTW: The sailors boat was certainly no seaworthy enough to attempt a
round the world passage. ;-)