It's not just the water...I've never fallen overboard in years of
sailing......but I did get hit in the head by a boom on a Mirage 33 when
the skipper gibed without notice, and I was thrown into the end of the
boom scratching my glasses when the helmsman ran us aground on another
occasion. I also chipped my oldest son's front tooth at age 5. He was
playing in the cabin of my smaller centerboard weekend style sailboat
and lost his balance when I tacked. Sh*t happens.