Absolutely concur. Michael Phelps swam an average 3.8 knots when he broke the 200M Freestyle world record. That's also with 4 pushes off a wall. You simply cann

Absolutely concur. Michael Phelps swam an average 3.8 knots when he broke the 200M Freestyle world record. That's also with 4 pushes off a wall. You simply cannot keep up when your boat is going more than a knot unless you're an excellent swimmer who also happened to already be naked and barefoot when they fell in. The key is to not fall off in the first place. One hand for you, one for the task. Also, if you're solo offshore you really should be wearing an auto-inflating PFD with tether and a PLB. Everybody has their own risk tolerances but if you don't wear one most of the time at least clip in when you take your pants down.