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Old 11-07-2015, 10:22 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by CeeBee View Post
the radar was worthless
What radar? Why worthless? I am guessing that the sea state necessitated a high interference rejection / low gain, with the result that the sail boat's return was filtered out? Do you know the size of the sail boat? How far offshore were you? I find that further offshore (to a point, maybe 40nm), there is less traffic, and what traffic there is tends to be bigger (ie, more visible on radar and otherwise), and more likely to have AIS, a proper watch, etc.

Thanks for sharing the details of your adventure. My next trip is also MdR to SF, but we won't plan to stop along the way.
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