Not saying I give credence to the original comment about noise being the cause but most cruising sailboats have engines and in the Mediterranean they are used q

Not saying I give credence to the original comment about noise being the cause but most cruising sailboats have engines and in the Mediterranean they are used quite often because the wind is often not sufficient to sail. The Mediterranean is called the Med for short and there is a joke that Med actually stands for "Motor Every Day".