Very wise to use the boat. I nearly drowned coming out of the surf years ago when a series of waves knocked me down and kept me from getting back up. If my friends hadn’t grabbed hold of my bc and dragged me out I likely wouldn’t be here today. A few months earlier an experienced diver drowned on that same stretch of beach for the same reason. I do miss diving. I still have all the equipment, just don’t know when I’ll get to use it again.:(