He may have changed the future - time will tell. Although I do not know Mr. Goss personally, I understand that he is a devout family man who would never risk his life for the sake of sailing and leaving his family alone. Risk, or more accurately, the level of risk one assumes, is open to interpretation. In recent years, these programs have produced , some of the most highly prepared mariners, outside of the military and Govt. Some race crews have gone through the same inverted immersion training as helicopter pilots.
All boats have people with paramedical medical training, firefighting and crisis management skills.
It is no longer enough to be strong and fit to go offshore racing. These programs demand from their participants, practical experience and a broad base of obscure skills. Do these sailors have less right to be rescued than a fisherman, or the crew member of a Korean freighter hauling Barbie dolls and rubber dog doo from china, hardly the most necessary of international commerce. However, these commercial boats have a higher rescue priority, as do cruise liners. Commercial mariners have the right to farm and utilize the oceans, a right that is protected under international maritime law, without with much precondition .