Nononono!. I have never meant to say that r/c boats are really bad. I regret sincerely if it came across that way.

If you ONLY have an R/C boat, situations will arise in which you will be disappointed in its capabilities. Other situations will arise where you say "Ain't I cool, I dragged my plane back with an R/C boat!"

The single most reliable and capable retrieval method is a man-carrying boat. All the other stuff works sometimes. All the other stuff is not "BAD" it's just less capable.