Thanks for the information, I've learned something here. My principal
concern is collision avoidance, but it occurred to me that it could
also be used tactically while racing.

I know most of you are likely cruisers, and I am too, which is why I
need to use a radar for collision avoidance. Last summer, I had to
sail my boat from San Diego to Moss Landing, and we did most of it at
night, and in fog, without radar. Nuts? yeah, seemed like it at the
time.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a friend's boat to San Diego from Moss
Landing, and it had a new Raymarine radar and chartplotter. It worked
great, though my experience with radar is limited, by the time we got
to SD, I had a pretty good idea of the menus, and how the thing worked.


Racing is pretty nutty at times, and weight and weight aloft is taken
quite seriously. But not at the expense of safety. Many race boats
have no radar, but someday, I will.

thanks again folks!