No you haven't been reading this site too long, you are guilty of utilizing common sense. You have obviously learned that when things go bad, they go very bad, very quickly.
I think I'd sail with you!
Thanks for the vote of confidence Wildman. Guess I don't have to tell you that on the water, common sense isn't all that common.
Here's a bit of trivia that my interest you as a tug captain, and Blast as a kayaker.
When I take guests on the sailboat and I'm the only one aboard that knows how to sail, I put a submersible handheld in my pocket on the theory that if I go overboard they are going to keep going to New Jersey and I will be able to call for help myself. Sometimes, strictly for the entertainment value, I will scan the channels used by the commercial vessels. Know what the tug captains call kayaks in New York Harbor?
Speedbumps.