sail2wind said:
True, however it is a practical, on the water class. The USCG Captain's test also does not include moor, anchor, or anything to do with a sail boat. Johnson Reef is huge, well marked, well colored, and sometimes breaking water. If you don't see it, you are either not paying attention, or not at the helm.
Not alway true in poor light later in the day headed away from the beach when the swell is down. If you do not know the reef is there and you think very wrongly that you are headed "out" into deeper water.
There is also a shallow spot just to the south of the reef that motivates some to turn away from shore into the reef.
