I cheetah all the time. Sorry to Ben Johnson, but i had to.
Gbay can get hairy but sometimes a new boater with common sense and a little extra fear can make better decisions than some over confident people with some more experience.
All depends on the person. Nothing beats experience, but you have to get it somehow. I am sure this gentleman will get to know the water pretty good and turn out fine.
Boating is easy, even I can do it. :-)