12 yrs ago I watched a solo float in out of the whitecaps off off Bailey bay.  As the craft got to quiet water near Burke portge, guy pops up out of bilge.  He was 84, and told us he was ready to die up there.  Was headed to Agnes and out.  Had all his stuff in a homemade 100 lb. flour gunnysack straped over his shoulder.  He thought it was easier to ride the bilge as he had a hard time balancing the waves.  Said his wife had come up regular till she died in her early 80's.