Or perhaps they are good friends and this was the conclusion of their after-race evaluation? Perhaps the crew learnt he was about to become a father just before leving the beach. That would certainly unsettle most of us.
Does sound a bit like the good old "blaming" game, explaining a sub-standard performance tough <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />