Fi g ur e 6. C HI R P T e c h n ol o g y. c h art e d w at ers, t o g u ar d a g ai nst t h e c o n s e q u e n c es of a n a vi g ati o n mist a k e a n d w h e n a n c h ori n g it all o ws us t o s ur v e y f or a n c h or pl a c e m e nt wit h m u c h gr e at er a c c ur a c y a n d l ess h esit a n c y a b o ut g et ti n g t o o cl os e t o s h or e." - P hyllis Ni c kel a n d J o h n H arries, E c h o Pil ot For w ar d S c a n S o n ar F L SII - J a n u ary 2 0 0 5 As J o h n g o es o n t o s a y, t h e F L S all o ws hi m t o cr uis e u p t o 6 k n ots, l o o k i n g f or w ar d 2 0 0 m et ers ( 6 0 0 f e et) i n d e e p w at er. T h e c a v e at is t h at t h e f or w ar d-l o o ki n g a bilit y is a f a ct or of 3 t o 5 ti m es t h e d e pt h. T h at m e a ns i n 1 5 f e et of w at er, t h e F L S will r e a c h o ut o nl y 4 5 t o 7 5 f e et, s o it is pr u d e nt t o r e d u c e s p e e d i n s h all o w er w at er. H arri es als o p oi nts o ut t h e n e e d f or a d o w n-l o o ki n g s o n ar t o d et er mi n e b ott o m t y p e. A c c or di n g t o t h eir w e bsit e, E c h o Pil ot ( E c h o Pil ot. c o m) p at e nt e d t h e w orl d's first r e al ti m e F L S i n 1 9 9 2. I n 2 0 1 2, E c h o Pil ot d e v el o p e d a n d p at e nt e d t h e 3 D f or w ar d s o n ar pr o d u ct. E c h o Pil ot w as a c q uir e d b y D a nis h- b as e d el e ctr o n - Fi g ur e 7. Air M ar B1 7 5 Tilt e d I n st all ati o n. w w w. c a n a di a n y a c h ti n g. c a 9http://www.echopilot.com http://www.canadianyachting.ca