On Fri, 20 May 2016 21:05:16 -0400, Alex wrote:

I take my 18' bass boat 6 miles offshore to the reef on good days. I can
get back in less than 15 minutes if the horizon looks dark.

Yup folks in Florida will poke out into the Atlantic pretty far on a
calm day and go way out in the Gulf. I had my pontoon out beyond
American (Shoal) Light in the Keys. Great trolling for dolphin and
bill fish.