How far do you guys paddle?

If i was into kayaking fresh out of the service i may have considered long distance off shore. ( 1984 ) 

I did do a lot of boating out of Moss landing with mostly compass and then upgraded to maps and handheld gps to locate my position.  A lot of it was by myself. Testosterone is a funny thing.

If I was to consider something farther off shore i would invest in a EPIRB. Havent done much research on them since i probably wont be going that far offshore .   

First example i found. Hopefully someone who has one will chime in on the pros.

 https://www.thegpsstore.com/ACR-2921-ResQLink-400-PLB-Floating-Personal-Locator-Beacon-P5927.aspx?msclkid=26090b25478913de817555c72b638fab&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20PLA&utm_term=4581596240706436&utm_content=Merchant%20Center

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just my .02 ....but when you figure out its NOT all arms..then your ready for a loooong paddle

good luck with it though if you do

 

+1

Form is everything and for the inexperienced or exhausted, it is the first thing that is lost when things go South

I paddled my face off yesterday to no success attempting to troll up a chrome trophy.  You just paddle and paddle and paddle until you're done...it's a mindset, not a distance, eventually...If I'm averaging 1.5-2.5 mph per hour and I troll for 4hours straight, more like 6hours including getting there and back.  I was never excellent at math but there is a number there somewhere...oh, and I do feel it a little today mostly because I skunked...

Santa Barbara, 6 miles out... this area looks pretty fishy:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B013'06.0%22N+119%C2%B040'37.4%22W/@34.218331,-119.6945564,6314m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x80e914c76f2d83d5:0xc8d13a64d7ba7648!2sSanta+Barbara,+CA!3b1!8m2!3d34.4208305!4d-119.6981901!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d34.2183313!4d-119.6770468

I’m a noobie so a Mile up then back on the Sacramento Delta was enough for me. Phew! I was pooped.