That accident happened in Febuary. In the 12 or so years of running a troller out of Neah Bay and Lapush there were only a handful of times the Lapush bar was bad and I never saw it so bad that I wouldn't cross it in the 40 ft troller. Smaller boats might have had a problem depending on the boat and operator. If you go out there in the winter it's a whole different animal. Like GBL said,the fog is way more likely to cause problems this time of year. If your are out there on a nice calm sunny afternoon and see a black line on the horizon you have about half an hour to get your bearings before the fog is soup thick.