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Default radar offshore
On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:27:23 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

If someone has unlimited electrical power, is he likely to keep his
Radar on all the time when he is far offshore?

Yes

Offshore, far from
anything else with a functioning radar system, what would prevent
someone from detecting a sailboat before a collision. Assume clear
weather.

High winds - sea clutter - failure to keep a proper radar watch or
lookout.

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