I am reminded of a story Bernie Villa, veteran cat sailor from the Sandy Hook Catamaran Club, told me.
One day a group of cat sailors showed up for the scheduled races. Conditions were very harsh, high wind and rough water. Bernie polled the group to see what the consensus was as to whether to go or not. He noted with interest that it was the most capable, experienced sailors, who were best able to deal with the conditions that voted not to go.