It was sixe weeks and I believe it. They were morons.
Emergency beacons not used is a bit of an odd thing but some people believe using them costs massive money. So, I can see why they might not have used it.
No GPS? Roller furling jib ready to go, even if the main is not? WTF? Their story does not add up. They are asking us to believe the moon is made of green cheese. Unless they are literal morons who inherited a boat.
“Emergency beacons not used is a bit of an odd thing but some people believe using them costs massive money.”
This is believable. My aunt bought a new car in the 60’s, gave us a ride in it in the winter. We were freezing inside her new car, my dad asked her to turn on the heater, her reply was it cost too much.
My dad explained to her it’s nothing but heat coming from the engine cooling system being being directed inside the car and costs nothing.
So yes, people do think like that.
But in the case of the two subject lunatics, I agree with the mass opinion here that they are attention whores.