The resources needed to do an in water test for everyone who needs to get a boating license would be astronomic. If people were humble and cared about learning a new skill, they could either teach themselves or ask experienced boaters to teach them. A lot of people just don't care, so instead you get people like the guy I saw unload at Shibley's yesterday and proceed to blast past the in water boat show at 2krpms bow pointed at the sky, while 100k's of thousands of dollars worth of antique boats rocked in their docks while people screamed at him from shore.......
