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 More options May 1 2012, 2:39 am
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From: thumper <w...@id.invalid>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:39:53 -0700
Local: Tues, May 1 2012 2:39 am
Subject: Re: Racing yacht shredded - WTF?
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On 4/30/2012 8:49 PM, Wayne B wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:52:09 -0400, BAR<sc...@you.com>  wrote:

>> In article<jnnip4$om...@dont-email.me>, w...@id.invalid says...

>>> On 4/30/2012 11:56 AM, Wayne B wrote:

>>>> The only thing that surprises me is that this sort of thing doesn't
>>>> happen more often.   As a former racing skipper in the north east I
>>>> can tell you with a great deal of assurance that most racing sailboats
>>>> are poorly lit and many have neither radar or a radar reflector.

>>> Why no radar reflector?  That's just stupid.

>> Speed, loss of a partial knot.

> ===

> Yes.  Serious racing skippers are fanatical about reducing windage,
> drag and weight.  A small fraction of a knot is a huge advantage.

A reasonably aerodynamic reflector doesn't seem that difficult... an
active transponder could be quite small.

 
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