The real question is: Why do so many sail in Europe and so few sail in the America's (which has been debated to death)?
I think it has more to do with lifestyle than anything else. They don't live to work like 'mericans do. They actually have a life outside the office/shop and if I understand correctly, they don't work 80+ hour weeks either. They actually take time off. go figure
So who's got the better quality of life? 'mericans who are mortgaged up the whazoo to afford their new(er) cars, big(ger) house, or those poor little europeans who are out sailing?
