RedactedNarrative: The operator and passenger were headed out to the mooring fields to retrieve his vessel to pull from the water. The vessel was being rowed directly into the wind and the waves which caused the vessel to be swamped, their PFD's automatically inflated. They tried to reach the pontoon vessel that was mooring but the tide made it difficult. The operator decided for them to hold onto the rowboat that was now upside down. Trying to navigate the rowboat towards land and about 30 yards to shore they swam to shore. They yelled for help when two hikers responded and called 911. Both men were taken to the hospital for hypothermia. It was estimated that they were in the water about 40 minutes.