Boat on water- overexposure?

[Meta4]

Have you experimented with shooting RAW only in single shot mode rather than 3/AEB?

Yes .. back in the past, but I can't see any advantage over the technique that I've refined over time.

 

[RogerDH]

That's fine if the boat is just floating there, but rather tricky for a moving subject.

As long as you touch the boat, you'll be okay -- the exposure stays set until you touch again, so it should still be right for the boat even if it's moved.

 

[jephoto]

Yes .. back in the past, but I can't see any advantage over the technique that I've refined over time.

No, you obviously don't need too. you are getting great results from the original JPGs.
Can't argue with success...

 

[RogerDH]

Plus, spot metering on white will tend to turn it gray!

If it does that, then at least you can be sure you're capturing all the available detail, so you can just lighten until the lightest gray turns white, and the detail should be preserved.

 

[Meta4]

As long as you touch the boat, you'll be okay -- the exposure stays set until you touch again, so it should still be right for the boat even if it's moved.

When tracking and composing with a fast moving subject, there's no time to take hands off the joysticks.