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<p>Once you have chosen your point, mark it in some way (could be a spit hole
or a cairn, for example - we aren't supposed to use paint any more) and place
the GPS on the point. Don't build a cairn, they don't last for decades and we have survey stations that old. Give the GPS device a
the GPS on the point. Don't build a cairn, they don't last for decades and we have survey stations that provide permanent locations. Give the GPS device a
couple of minutes to get a fairly good fix (the first figure reported may be
quite a way out, but after a couple of minutes things should settle). Then mark
the point as a waypoint. If you're feeling really keen, you can set it up for