The phrase “balmy waters” is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a location where the waters are pleasantly warm and comforting. For example, you can say: "We spent the day swimming in the balmy waters off the coast of Florida."
But studying the sea creatures off the South Orkneys is not for the faint hearted - and a far cry from the balmy waters around the Galapagos.
As the boat settled down, I regained my captainly composure and sheepishly took the tiller, and we were once again tacking across the balmy waters of Florida's Pine Island Sound like jolly old salts.
If you can bear to drag yourself away from the balmy waters and celebrity-packed beaches of the west coast, there are further affordable options on the south east side.
Experts say that the balmy waters off Hawaii and Puerto Rico, as well as near United States military bases on islands like Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean or Guam in the Pacific, would be good sites for developing this type of energy.
Running south from Table Mountain to the Cape of Good Hope, the Cape Peninsula is a favourite local day-trip destination; on weekends paragliders fleck the skies around the serrated peak of Lion's Head mountain and surfers head south to False Bay's balmy waters.
It enjoys an almost mythic reputation among surfers for its balmy water, endless sunshine and crowd-free breaks.
But if you forget, the consolation is that it makes stepping into the balmy water a pleasure all the greater.
Furthermore, the colder temperatures mean that spilled oil breaks down far more slowly than slicks in balmier waters.
And 250 million years would be plenty of time for Antarctica to drift from balmy tropical waters down to the frigid bottom of the Earth.
The 47-year-old has already undertaken one "warm-up" swim for his current expedition, around Cape Horn in relatively balmy 7C waters.
If you absolutely must get out of your hammock, snorkelling and scuba diving are on offer in balmy turquoise waters shared with green turtles and spotted eagle rays, while the dirt dancefloor of the Happy Hut reggae club takes care of your nightlife needs.
