>>Well, I think they were going fishing, not “joy riding”...also Jupiter is a lot closer to the Bahamas and Bimini than St. Augustine is.
It is closer, but fishing is still joyriding if you don’t need the fish to feed your family. I think the family got lulled into a false sense of security, as evidenced by the multiple “they were half-boy, half-fish” statements. The sea is a cruel place and you learn to respect it through experience. 14 year olds are not half-fish and lack the maturity to deal with the ocean in all circumstances. The same is true for most 40 year olds.
Ditto. The bottom of the ocean is littered with the bones of Master Sailors.