Raymarine’s Cyclone Pro radars are getting rave reviews especially fishers targeting work-ups.
In the Bay of Plenty, an area where work-ups are often few and far between, FC Boats’ Jesse Marshall, a very keen fisher, was stunned by his first exposure to the new technology.
He recently sold a new FC700 amphibious hardtop to another keen local fisher who had insisted on a Cyclone Pro 110w open array radar after seeing it in action at the boat show in May. After overseeing its installation, Jesse was there as the new radar was first put through its paces.
“Everyone on board was literally blown away,” he says. “The amount of detail was amazing. We were just staring at the screen with our mouths open!
“The radar picked up a single bird a mile or so out and, thanks to the Cyclone’s Doppler target tracking, we could clearly watch its signature as it flew towards us and then, changing its colour signature, flew away again.”
Another really impressed by the Cyclone Pro’s performance is Lusty and Blundell service manager and Whangaparoa Coastguard member, Reg Werner. Reg spends many of his leisure hours on the local Coastguard patrol boat, which was recently fitted with a smaller, 55w, Cyclone Pro.
“The difference was incredible,” he says. “The individual signals were so crisp and clear we could literally count the number of boats in the marina!”
Although only 110 watts, Raymarine’s new Cyclone Pro boasts the same power as a 12kW standard open array radar, giving owners a greatly extended range, even in really adverse weather conditions. They are built to withstand extreme winds (up to 100 knots!) and, thanks to their stunningly-fast 60rpm rotational speed, can deliver 360-degree awareness and accurate tracking of up to 100 distinct ARPA targets in real-time, even when the vessel is at full speed!
