Apart from the norm here's some tips from me
Dress not to impress but to stay alive
- critical as most yaks have nowhere to hide if they fall in to cold water on a semi windy day. Cold + wind = wind chill = hypothermea. ps it's dam hard to change clothes and warm up when your on the water
- your going to fall in when you least expect it
Carry all essential safety equipment on your PDF and not much else on the PDF
- essential safety gear on my PDF = mini flares (in PDF pocket), cellphone (in waterproof case around neck), portable VHF (check reception and attach to body), Knife - have it very sharp (when a ropes around your leg you don't want to be sawing way to get free)
Country folk die on country roads (old saying)
- familarity breads contempt
- always treat a small trip to the local snap dairy as if your going for a full day kingi trip around the top of coro
Fish with a mate
- its jush better fishing with another as some other buggers got to carry the front of your yak to the waters edge and oh yes
- if you can out and need help flippers not going to save you - your mate is
- hooping and howlering by your self is as much fun as drinking by yourself
And finally know your(and yak) limits
good luck and stay topside