Any yakkin' habit changes or gear changes as the days shorten?

[Mongo Johnson]

Summer is easy. The days are longer ...

You can hit the water after work, get in some float time and paddle in as the sun sets. You get a bit of a workout, and a bit of sea time midweek.

So, if I can't shift my work schedule by 2 hours to stay in the light . . .

Other then a Yakattack light mast and finally getting a handheld radio, does anyone have advice on prudent rigging or tips for night paddlin'?

Headlamps worth buyin'?

I expect I'll stay close to LB breakwater/Alamitos Bay areas.