Sad story.

As someone who grew up using boats all around the PNW and was a commercial fisherman for a time, I am always watching the horizon and slightly nervous. Anyone who hasn’t seen the chain reactions of bad luck that can lead to potentially fatal situations needs only spend enough time at sea. I would categorize many on the water as nieve, not confident.

Real experience is surviving the unexpected, not getting lucky to have great weather and no breakdowns on all your trips. Almost all fatalities are because of unexpected breakdowns, and/or weather. What about breakdowns in bad weather? That could be a fatal chain reaction.

I would bet that if a thick fog bank rolled in over a lot of people they would instantly be waaaaaay out of their league. $$hit will happen to YOU!