>capsize. It is the ships, commercial fishing vessels and smaller power boats that poses the biggest danger. Performing a horizon check every 15 to 20 minutes for larger vessels caused my sleep deprivation after day five on the Gulf Expedition. I would have thought this product had no relevance for kayakers, but perhaps it does. There is a device called the CARD (I think it means "Collision Avoidance Radar Device"). It's quite small (at least in sailboat terms), about 6-8 inches across and about that same height. Runs on 12v. When on, it cans an area of up to around 5 miles, and has a little radar readout. If it picks up anything within its range, it triggers an alarm that wakes you up. The device was originally developed so that sailors could sleep without having to activate their full radar devices, which take up much more electrical power. (The CARD uses a very small electrical draw.) It's a definite bonus for ocean crossings, I would think, although the need for 12v power is an obvious problem for a kayaker. Mark *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 11 2000 - 05:55:47 PDT
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