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Select Radar Here
Instruments -
Radar
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You should have little need of the radar except for the
highly unlikely event that you are suddenly enveloped by
fog, which is rare in this area, but can happen. Fog in the
islands usually forms in the wee hours of the morning and
burns off by mid-day. So, if it’s a little soupy after
breakfast, we put on an extra pot of coffee until it lifts.
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Please remember that SJS contracts do not permit night or
restricted visibility sailing. However, for practice you can
watch the radar screen and what is actually happening
during a clear day to develop a familiarity with what it
looks like.
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The radar is activated from the chatplotter home screen. I
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If you use the radar please make sure it is set to transmit
off when you are done. Simply switching back to the chart
plotter screen does not turn it off and it can draw a fair
amount of power if you are using while sailing,
