If it's from seeing Jaws at too young of an age, I'd offer to point out all the scientific inaccuracies, but I don't want to get your hopes up about anything capable of living in the water here not living up to unrealistic portrayals of Earth's marine life.
[ He gives him a sympathetic look. Alex has never had any trouble being on or in the water, but at this point everyone here knows the feeling of being out of their element well. ]

And there's no law stating that you have to be your own test sailor. Though doing both would entitle you to a pretty sweet number when we inevitably all get stir-crazy enough for sea shanties to catch on. [ Being the 'bye to build the boat and the one to sail her and all. Also, man did his time in the SCA rub off on his music taste. ]