[Phantom]

Amen to all who chimed in after me --- Pagsy, buy a chart, jump in the boat and explore piece by piece!! It's a sin to let such a beautiful Lake go unexplored.

We too have a GPS- the only thing a GPS will do for you (at this stage of your ventures) is take the guess work out of what (i.e. number) floating light is coming up -- or around you. As many of the others, during daylight hours I rarely even look at the GPS, it's used almost exclusively for nite riding.

One last suggestion if your still Skidish about venturing about -- take a cell phone with you and have the MP # pre-stored. Another thought is to ask a neighbor or friend (who is more familiar with the Lake) to take a ride with you. I'd be happy to do that for you but we won't be back on the water till late July due to commitments here in MA.

Perhaps another forum member might be willing to meet up with you at the Town Docks and have you follow them (at a comfortable speed) to a prearranged destination (i.e Becky's Garden and back). On the return trip, YOU lead to satisfy the fact that you know where you are and build self confidence.