Departure Day |
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Mike is checking his Blackberry as we motor out of the Patuxent River with the Thomas Johnson Bridge in the background. |
The only waves we saw on the bay were those made by passing fishing boats and freighters. |
As we approached the Great Wicomico River we encountered a fleet of Menhaden fishing boats out of Reedville, VA. |
The proximity of these fishing boats allowed me to play with the target tracking feature of the Raymarine radar and chart plotter. If you click on the image on the right you will get a full resolution image showing the target tracking (MARPA) feature on this unit. On the screen I am tracking two fishing boats out of Reedville, VA. The targets are shown on the screen by small red circles. The direction of movement is shown by the line attached to each circle. They were heading back into port on the Great Wicomico so our courses were converging. On a clear calm day such as this a collision avoidance tool was not required. However, I try to use these situations to practice with the electronic tools on Sarah for the time when conditions are less favorable. |
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