I'm deadly afraid of open water. It takes a large push to even get me into a swimming pool, even though I'm a very good swimmer and have been since childhood. I'll never swim alone.
Sucks even more for my dad, since he's a fully qualified diving instructor who attempted to teach me how to dive. I flat out refused to take the open water course, even though I was quite capable in my very early teens. Frustrating or what?
Yet, despite this fact, I've probably logged more hours in places like Stoney Cove, or sitting in a boat off the coast of nowhere, than most of you lot.