"Shen44" wrote in message
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A problem with many day shapes (besides their size) is that they are
carried in
areas (on mast and yardarms) where they can tend to blend in and/or be
obscured
by various bits of equipment.

Exactly!


Not sure a strobe would be of any help in daylight.

Anything would help. The shapes were not immediately visible. I'm not sure
that bigger shapes would fix the problem. A bright strobe light would be
visible even in daylight.

Perhaps I should explain a bit more. I actually saw this ship twice. I've
already described the first encounter - which occurred when I was delivering
my boat to Brittany for our summer cruise.

Three weeks later, when we were returning to Portsmouth, I saw a ship on a
collision course. I assumed that it would alter course. As we got closer,
I used the binocculars to read the ship's name so that I could call her up
to tell her to change course. Imagine my surprise when I read the name -
"Ocean Seeker" - and I realised that it was the ship that we had heard 3
weeks earlier. I did an immediate 180. I also checked the radio, and
discovered that it was on 72. Tsk, tsk!




Regards


Donal
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Shen