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![]() wrote in message ... | There was, of course, the collision-related death earlier this summer | after a large (moving at abt. 7 kts) N.Y.C.-based cruise boat crashed | into a J-105 on its way from Larchmont to Block Island which then sank | off the coast of Connecticut. Though reports of that incident suggest | that the collision resulted mostly from the respective crews' | inattention aggravated by the sailing crew's failure to turn off their | boat's autopilot when they saw the motor vessel approaching, one | legitimately might wonder what may have occurred if both (or, for that | matter, either) of the crews were using radar on that dark night. Interesting. You'd have to know the bearings and sighting distances involved. Let's face it. Radar is a big advantage if used correctly. It opens the way to safe night sailing and offers another fix for confirmation to chart. I'm not willing to go digital chart/plotter. I do like being able to track unseen vessels in limited visibility and confirm my location in relation to objects about me. Would you consider that if the sailboat crew had a 6 nautical mile warning time they may have had more reaction time? CM |
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