A little trick about fishin CQ my Dad taught me. The swell always comes out of the west. Be it Northwest or true West. If you get the swell coming from your right going to the left, you are facing south. At least you know your headed towards the beach somewhere. Just hope you have enough fuel to find where you need to be after you find it. With the currents and such who knows where your starting from. It's worked for me in the past when I was stupid enough to venture out without a compass or GPS. Good Luck.... wink wink wink