If.....radar was THAT sensitive then why was I, sailing a 43 footer, nearly
run over by a tanker in the English Channel between Flushing and Lowestoft?
The weather was stormy, rainy and it happened in the middle of the night
during a downpour!
And....vessels are not on auto pilot in that location.
Radar is a tool, but it does not replace common sense ;-)
--
c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html


"surfnturf" wrote in message
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: The waters cited are not prone to large swells, but I have been in a water
: taxi late at night and seen the radar pick out logs and other debris on
the
: water. It was overcast, poor visibility and moderately high wind at the
: time.
:
: Unfortunately, did not note manufacturer of unit.
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: surfnturf
:
: "Doug Dotson" wrote in message
: ...
: Maybe on a dead calm sea.
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: "Tom Dacon" wrote in message
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: The stuff is so low in the water that it can't be picked up by
radar.
: A
: debris object would have to be nearly as large as your boat to set
off
: any
: radar collision alarm..
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: This hasn't been my experience. In calm inner waters, such as the
inland
: passage along the west coast of Canada, radar when set to short range
: can
: commonly pick up a log or the top of a deadhead if it breaks the
water's
: surface, and it will routinely pick up a seagull standing on top of
it.
: In
: fact, I've even seen it pick up the riffles from a tidal rip.
:
: Tom Dacon
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