Ignorant, Suicidal, Poor Decision Making, Lack of Planning, Minimal Experience, Definitely not Resourceful.  Courage also means you know when you have reached your limitations, know when to minimize your losses, instead with a damaged boat they made the poor decision of attempting to get to Tahiti.  Resourceful Nope, they did nothing like MacGyver, simple cheap wire, two batteries, wood screws, piece of RG-58 with connector to transceiver equals long range over the horizon radio antenna.  Radio full of salt water, simple, disconnect, screw driver take off cover, bucket full of drinking water, soak, dry out, same as with cellphones, iPhones, Smartphones dropped in ocean.  Wind powered Rotating signal mirrors.  Metal container, paper, oil, controlled fire with lots of smoke "Pillar of Smoke by Day, Pillar of Fire by Night" old school distress signal, of course you do this with the fire extinguisher next to you (not the metal container).  Hundreds of feet of rope just in case.

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