I looked into joining a crew on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers once and I remember being told that long-distance sailing is less about sailing and more about m

I looked into joining a crew on the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers once and I remember being told that long-distance sailing is less about sailing and more about making repairs at sea. Controlling the boat seems like the easy (I know, "easy") part. What are they going to do when their robo-boat's rigging is damaged? I'm sure they've accounted for this—they're obviously not dummies. I'm just curious.