8 Radar Use Tips

Published Feb 10, 2017 36 comments Updated March 6, 2020
Wooden Fishing Vessels make very poor radar targets.

Wooden fishing vessels make very poor radar targets.

This is a first here at Attainable Adventure Cruising: Colin and John have teamed up on a chapter to share the fruits of some 70 years of combined radar experience, much of it in the foggiest (Atlantic Canada) and highest-traffic (English Channel) areas of the world.

[John's thoughts begin and end with square brackets like this sentence, so you can keep the two of us straight.]

Let's imagine that the fog has socked in good and proper. Radar comes into its own now, so:

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Meet the Author

Colin Speedie

Colin, European Correspondent here at AAC, is a deeply experienced offshore sailor who holds a Yachtmaster licence, and a gifted photographer and talented writer who has added a whole new dimension to Attainable Adventure Cruising. In addition, since Colin and Louise are from England and had their OVNI 435, Pèlerin built in France, they bring a European perspective to our site. You can read more about Colin and Louise and their business at their website.

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