Not the best idea...

I have always believed, completely subjectively and unsubstantiatedly, that Black Americans must have a psychological aversion to boats. Maybe it was my upbringing - my uncle owned a boat, and aside from being one of a few less-than European faces in the harbor, few in our family shared his passion for the sea.
So aside from the trauma water has already inflicted on these people, a part of me thinks that deep down inside, a voice is saying - "You remember how this worked out the last time..."