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Excellent granddad, grandson time. He will remember this his entire life. That is the best thing you re teaching him.
A few things I would suggest as part of your training. It's great you are teaching him how to use the compass, most are too reliant on electronics. I would suggest writing down the heading you are taking to your fishing grounds. Relying on memory in the event of an emergency in my opinion is a little dangerous. write the heading on a piece of tape and place it on the helm next to the compass, it wouldn't hurt to write down the return heading.
When you get to the radio makes sure to teach him how to call out coordinates so he can radio in a location. You would be surprised how many people don't know how to read lat/lon coordinates.
Great fun, great learning great quality time.
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