Heck yeah (on the sand, and the water). In reality, we do have sandy bottom in places...and on occasion, clear water...but neither are the "norm".
The new house is on a muddy cove, but is a brief (10min) boat ride to some nice sandy bottom and a bar that's exposed for about a mile at low tide.
Boat ride to consistently clear water is more like 3-4hrs (to the Gulf Stream), but its out there, and in all seriousness is from down your way.