Foot and a half high waves? Eh, not so bad

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Once again I was out in the boat, the water was a bit choppy, but it wasn't that bad...a foot and a half high waves isn't that bad, right? I am about 80 feet from shore, and I start to figure out oh if the boat is pointed this way in the waves it's not so bad. Or oh if I adjust the weight this way, it's not so bad. Then I begin to get this feeling, like I'm starting to get it, I'm starting to understand the boat and the water and I'm getting almost giddy like YES I am nailing it! And then oddly, I start to get a little worried. At what? It's not the fact that the water is rough. It's that I'm actually now enjoying the ride-and that enjoyment is what could be dangerous. Because it could lead to being careless in a situation where carelessness could be very bad for my health. After that I decided to row back to shore for a little break...because even with a life jacket on, well, if the boat had blown over, I still would not really want to risk losing my car keys.