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Considering that one boat had serious steering problems... continuing to operate the boat, especially at high speed, is essentially committing suicide by boat. Continuing on was due to either extreme stupidity or arrogance on the part of the boat's captain. If his passengers chose not to get off a boat that was having mechanical issues, and about to be run at fairly high speeds, that was a choice they made.
I do have some sympathy for the captain of the second boat to some degree, as his wife was killed mainly through the actions of the first. However, he too had a choice not to continue. I would be interested in knowing whether he was aware of the problems that the first boat was having, and if so, why he decided to continue with the non-race.
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New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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