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Always set one steerpoint at a recognizable coastline spot, easy to identify on the ground radar, and use that to do a radar fix.
This is a great idea, and I always do feet wet/feet dry waypoints whenever possible to update nav before and after overwater flight. Even if you don't have a specific part of the coastline you can mark, if you come in perpendicular to the coast you can at least update the "speed line" component of your position (i.e. distance from your aircraft to the waypoint).
Another thing I like to do is make my first waypoint a fix waypoint (preferably a visual fix) as soon as possible after takeoff. Since the nav system puts your present position at takeoff (weight off wheels) at the center of the runway, you may have a nav error of 1km or so depending on the length of the runway and the length of your takeoff roll. A visual fix (ideally along runway heading) is great to tighten the nav before starting your route.