Listen to the ZNS morning weather forecast or check out the Bahamas Weather Forecast on this site. Carry bottles of drinking water and food. The primary reason for a capsize is over-loading or improper loading. It can happen also when broaching broadside to the waves in heavy weather. If your boat turns over, stay with the boat if it does not sink.
Most small boats continue to float when turned over or fill with water.
There is always the temptation to swim to shore, but, when you are in the water, you can not correctly judge the distance to shore. It is usually two or three times further than it looks. It is also far easier to see you holding on to a boat than to see a small person in the water. All rights reserved.