"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
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Since Booby seems unable to answer this basic question, I'll do my best
with the limited
info and resources I have at hand. I believe the time of ALien's entrance
was 2AM on
Saturday, August 23. Low water was 35 minutes later, at 2:35AM. I think
the current
corresponds closely to the tide height here, so ALien entered at the end
of the Ebb. Had
she entered as had been planned, at 1:30, it would have been more than an
hour before low.
I don't know how strong the current was that day, or the profile of the
current at that
site, but the Ebb could have been as strong as 1.5 knots in the channel.
Had they arrived
45 minutes earlier than planned they might have had a 2.5 knot ebb.

Booby also doesn't recall the wind direction - had it been strong from the
NW this would
have been a very sloppy endeavor.

I find it very disappointing that these basic parameters were not worked
out in advance,
and etched well into RB's memory.


That might explain why he stopped to eat??? If they had arrived 2 hours
earlier then the current flowing out of the harbour would have been at it's
maximum.

So, Bob might be just pretending to know nothing about navigation.



Regards


Donal
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