* Sal's Dad wrote, On 2/24/2007 11:31 AM:
Please help me with this. I have a difficult time understanding
complex concepts..................
Why do people use/have/need/require/want a "tide clock?"

The only place I really NEED a tide clock is in the car ... On the water
it's pretty obvious.

It might depend on where you are. With tides that are a predictable 10'+,
misjudging can be inconvenient.

I live in Boston with a 10 foot tide and find that I'm less concerned
with knowing the exact time and height as I became less concerned with
cutting corners. Nowadays I'm more interested in the current. (Of
course, in Boston the tides are synchronized with the tides, but this
is not the case everywhere.)

A tide clock is not very useful for travelers because the time of the
tides varies, and often in non-intuitive ways. And people who spend
their time on the water will generally know the approximate state of
the tide, and will use tables if precise knowledge is required.
However, the person who works in the marina office but never sees the
water will find it useful.

And it looks real salty.