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Default First Sailing Topic For 2004 . . for me



DSK wrote:

Michael wrote: He had a mast

mounted refector, a regular reflector hung properly and and a second
one up
on the windward side flag halyard plus had stuffed his wooden mast with
crumpled tin foil (a old Pardey trick.) Two had radar detectors that
picked
up our 10cm beam.



If you were looking at him with a 10cm set then his mast full of
crumpled tinfoil did nothing to increase his return. The reflecting
surface has to be wider than the wavelength.


Do you know how wide 10 cm is or has someone been telling you that 4" is
really big?

Bwhahahhahahaha

Cheers