On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 06:51:32 -0800, "Lloyd Sumpter"
wrote:


Final question: if the fog was thick (vis. maybe 100 ft) and you had radar (and
GPS, etc) would you go out?
If I thought there was clearer weather off shore, or at my
destination, or if I knew the waters and needed nav practice (like
shooting sun sights up through a hole in the fog!), sure I would. If
the fog is close to shore and you see 90% of your city/town rising out
of a solid bank, it's well worth that first mile of damp sailing to
get offshore a bit and look back.

Finally, particularly in summer, fog burns off. If you leave at 8 A.M.
and the fog's gone by 10:30 A.M., you are already well into your day's
cruising, and you'll have tons of searoom over the folks who waited
"until it clears up".

R.