[QUOTE=PMC;130853]Here is the bottom line: Nobody is going to care about the guy’s sailboat. A large tanker burns about a gallon of fuel every 50 feet. And time is money. Say goodbye to the boat.[/QUOTE]
True. But it appears smackdaddy wants some professional mariner insight to figure how to ‘write a book’ on the subject. No one mentioned the money aspect. It does not appear that is even a consideration in the discussion. It was about his question: Is a lifeboat use mandatory, or the use even to be routinely expected to ‘rescue’ someone at sea?