I'd stick to shelterd bounded waters in a boat like that. The worst can
happen is you get blown across to the opposite shore or river bank.

If caught in a tide or current you can paddle or sail across or at an
angle to the flow and reach shore. Paddling against can be futile.

The boat building solution to that particular sailing location would be to
build a bigger sailboat and put an outboard motor on it. There are free
plans for bigger inexpensive boats available.
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