Bart wrote:
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Tidal range was about 9.5 feet. Max currrent was
dramatic and obvious. Still even an inexperienced
sailor could have fun.

Long Island Sound is interesting in that the tidal range varies from
2.3 feet in Noank to 7.4 feet in Greenwich.

Its like a big teetertotter, you can simply use gravity to slide from
one end of the sound to the other.