Good on ya Pipes youve managed to concur anxiety/PTSD/agoraphobia in the space of a week ...
As for the shoes you and thingy were wearing when you went on board the boat, I dont expect the owners would be too happy. Hard shoes damage boats decks . Hence the term deck shoes.
Random beardy guy on the pontoon .. seriously!!! Could of been nurses best mate Geof covering her rear end. But then he must of been a fisherman has he a weak feeble looking rod in his hand, what was he after pilchards?