This is sooooo tempting.......oh what the heck....perhaps there are two perspectives...sometimes given a particular interest in design, the boat is more important and sometimes when the interest is in the performance of people, personalities might take precidence.
However there is also the possiblity of subtext....as in when someone does not want to see positive views about let's say....a particular boat design, at which time what seems like an irrational comment might be proffered as an alternative.

Anyhooo, here comes spring and the water is warmer and the wind settling down....... : )