Jake, thanks for helping to set the record straight on those things.
I remember Randy giving a slide show presentation during Spring Fever a few years back about the adventure - quite a tale!
They DID say, however, that the lead boat was desperately wishing that Team Adventure would slow down - their speed was really making them push their own boat to the limits of what they considered safe. That, and they could tell when Randy was at the helm of the other boat as they usually knocked off more miles during the times he was on the wheel thus closing the gap. Eventually, pushing the limits caught up with Team Adventure.