There are plenty of 21' boats that venture way too offshore to be safe out there and cant handle the seas. I shake my head every time I see guys headed out in an open bow boat. 1 good wave and your done. To quote Jimmy Cliff from The movie The Harder They Come " Dont joke wit your life mon" Stay close to wadda and dont go too far past the cut between Flattery and Tatoosh and you should be ok.- Good Luck.-TBJ