* Bart wrote, On 5/14/2007 8:42 PM:
A bit scary at first look. But, Low Tides here are Low
before sunrise and at sunset.

...
Swing is 9.4' About as big a swing as I've ever seen
around here.


Scary? Its all what you're used to. Once you get around Cape Cod 9+
feet is standard. Twelve is not uncommon in Maine, and it gets up to
18. And of course get even higher as you go up the Bay of Fundy.

Almost every dock that caters to cruisers has a floating dock for tie
up, but when you go Down East you often have to tie up to a fixed
commercial dock where there's a 15 foot rise/fall. Its easier to tie
to a fishing boat, but then you have someone re-doing your lines at
3:30 in the morning.

The most counter-intuitive tide I've encountered is at Troy, New York,
just below where the Erie Canal joins the Hudson. The tide there
can be over 6 feet, even though its 130 miles from the sea. This
morning the high tide at The Battery (NYC) was at 7:31; it was pass
Poughkeepsie 4 1/2 hours later, and finally gets up to Troy at 16:49.
The height of the tide is usually just a few inches lower in Troy
than in the City.

On May 15, 8:14 am, Jeff wrote:
* Bart wrote, On 5/14/2007 8:42 PM:

A bit scary at first look. But, Low Tides here are Low
before sunrise and at sunset.

...
Swing is 9.4' About as big a swing as I've ever seen
around here.

Scary? Its all what you're used to. Once you get around Cape Cod 9+
feet is standard. Twelve is not uncommon in Maine, and it gets up to
18. And of course get even higher as you go up the Bay of Fundy.

The scary part was thinking about the gusty conditions
coupled with the extreme low, plus owning boats that
are impossible to free when they ground. On top of this
most boats are still on the hard, so help is less available.
Not a time to have a problem.

Ever run aground in an Etchells? 2/3 of the weight is in
the keel, and it is so narrow that heeling it over is a
good way to fill it up and sink it. With other boats it is
not a worry at all.