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Curious. Whatever the distress was it is not obvious to me.

What are the odds the storm kicked up sediment in the fuel tank and the filter was plugged? Crew than can't sail a sailboat likely has no clue or spares.

Oh brother.

The Wayfarer is definitely proven. https://www.yachtingworld.com/voyages/faeroes-to-norway-in-a-wayfarer-dinghy-frank-dyes-extraordinary-tale-of-sea-survival-108050

So I just put down a deposit on a boat with free standing, water tight spars.  Not sure it puts me in the club though. https://www.ghboats.com/our-boats/17-salish-voyager/

Understood. Up here in the Salish Sea we get in the summer what Bob Perry described as "Three knots, gusting to zero." Brutal.

A version of Project Amazon that was built as intended, not compromised by the owner and builder would satisfy my curiosity. My interest in it is fast cruising. Our very own BP is known to build a good all around boat. As far as structure I dunno. My focus now is on small garage-shop kept...

Just so you know, Project Amazon was one of my ideal boats... A shame.