If you hit the finish mark, you have not finished and as such you are still on
course side wherever the boat is located until you perform your penalty turn
(in a seamanlike manner staying clear of other boats) and re-cross the finish
line from a direction closest to the preceding mark. You can
Thank you Christian. I believe sometimes the Coast Guard loses sight of the
cost vs. value benefit of ATONs especially when it comes to maintenance.
Channel markers in 10-20 fathoms makes a big difference to the big tugs, barges
and commercial vessels transiting places like Buzzards Bay, but t
Shawn,
I worked at Edson for many years and we sold both mast and pole mounted
solutions for radar. As such, I would get lots of feedback regarding the
benefits and down sides of fixed vs. tilt arrangements along with the location.
I’ve also got an ancient Raytheon 1200 series radar and dome
+1 on the Doyle choice. Our Doyle loft in Dartmouth, MA just went under after
over 40 years in the biz which is leaving a big hole in the local sailing
community. Yes we’ve got both North and Quantum if you want to go to Bristol
or Portsmouth, RI, but there was nothing better than dropping off
