What do you wish you knew when you started?

[Daniel Chambers]

Originally Posted by Orca Winfrey

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And practice self rescue in a pool or by the shore with your PFD on so you can see if hangs up on the edge of your yak when you try to re-enter.

Also having a gps of compass will be necessary if conditions become foggy.

Practicing is a great idea...one I bet most people never do. What do you use for GPS?

[Orca Winfrey]

Originally Posted by Daniel Chambers

Practicing is a great idea...one I bet most people never do. What do you use for GPS?

I currently use my a nav app on my phone and I have an old fashioned compass. Just bought a used Garmin 72 GPS that I'm going to use as a backup. It's no fun when fog rolls in and you lose all sense of direction.

Oh. A hand held marine radio is also a good idea.