Personally, I can't see any difference between this rescue and the rescue of the professional crew from Rainmaker, several weeks back. That storm system was just as well predicted as this one, but they called for rescue from a boat with much less reason than these idiots.
They still had 2 engines and full fuel tanks!
It is becoming increasingly apparent that any fools, be they experienced professionals on a 1.5 million dollar yacht or these two Aussies with zero experience, are banking on the American public to bail them out, rather than set out with the ability to safely complete the voyage.
All this does is drive us closer to government intervention into one of our last existing liberties. I've heard it often costs more than the value of the boat for the safety equipment to go offshore from New Zealand.