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

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TIDES RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FT BELOW MLLW WILL
CAUSE LOW WATER PROBLEMS DURING THE TIMES
OF LOW TIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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

2007-05-14 22:06 EDT 8.51 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 04:24 EDT Moonrise
2007-05-15 04:40 EDT -0.89 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 05:35 EDT Sunrise
2007-05-15 10:41 EDT 7.40 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 16:51 EDT -0.28 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 19:08 EDT Moonset

On May 14, 7:42 pm, Bart wrote:
A bit scary at first look. But, Low Tides here are Low
before sunrise and at sunset.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TIDES RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FT BELOW MLLW WILL
CAUSE LOW WATER PROBLEMS DURING THE TIMES
OF LOW TIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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

2007-05-14 22:06 EDT 8.51 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 04:24 EDT Moonrise
2007-05-15 04:40 EDT -0.89 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 05:35 EDT Sunrise
2007-05-15 10:41 EDT 7.40 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 16:51 EDT -0.28 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 19:08 EDT Moonset

Damn that's one hell of a tide, must be a bitch tending llines.

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
On May 14, 7:42 pm, Bart wrote:
A bit scary at first look. But, Low Tides here are Low
before sunrise and at sunset.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TIDES RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FT BELOW MLLW WILL
CAUSE LOW WATER PROBLEMS DURING THE TIMES
OF LOW TIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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

2007-05-14 22:06 EDT 8.51 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 04:24 EDT Moonrise
2007-05-15 04:40 EDT -0.89 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 05:35 EDT Sunrise
2007-05-15 10:41 EDT 7.40 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 16:51 EDT -0.28 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 19:08 EDT Moonset

Damn that's one hell of a tide, must be a bitch tending llines.

Joe

You are grumbling about a range of just over 9 feet!
Come to the West of Uk and you will get 12' on neaps and 18' on springs.
Cross over to the Channel Islands and you will be looking at up to about 40'
I have seen many dinghies alongside the quays hanging up on painters that
were made fast too short..

Home port Salen Isle of Mull.

15 May (Tue)
04:30 4.06
10:50 0.61
16:50 3.95
23:10 0.52
16 May (Wed)
05:10 4.15
11:40 0.50
17:30 4.08
00:00 0.44
17 May (Thu)
05:50 4.15
12:20 0.49
18:10 4.12

Meters not Feet....!!!

Have a look at Bristol or Avon Mouth...or Alaska ! or the weird tides around
the isle of White...all part of the tidal "learning Curve"

Fair winds

Impromptu

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* 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 Tue, 15 May 2007 09:55:10 +0200, "Edgar"
wrote:


"Joe" wrote in message
roups.com...
On May 14, 7:42 pm, Bart wrote:
A bit scary at first look. But, Low Tides here are Low
before sunrise and at sunset.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

TIDES RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FT BELOW MLLW WILL
CAUSE LOW WATER PROBLEMS DURING THE TIMES
OF LOW TIDE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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

2007-05-14 22:06 EDT 8.51 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 04:24 EDT Moonrise
2007-05-15 04:40 EDT -0.89 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 05:35 EDT Sunrise
2007-05-15 10:41 EDT 7.40 feet High Tide
2007-05-15 16:51 EDT -0.28 feet Low Tide
2007-05-15 19:08 EDT Moonset

Damn that's one hell of a tide, must be a bitch tending llines.

Joe

You are grumbling about a range of just over 9 feet!
Come to the West of Uk and you will get 12' on neaps and 18' on springs.
Cross over to the Channel Islands and you will be looking at up to about 40'
I have seen many dinghies alongside the quays hanging up on painters that
were made fast too short..


It's true!
http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide...ictionLength=7

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.

On May 15, 4:43 am, "Impromptu via BoatKB.com" u34190@uwe wrote:
Home port Salen Isle of Mull.

15 May (Tue)
04:30 4.06
10:50 0.61
16:50 3.95
23:10 0.52
16 May (Wed)
05:10 4.15
11:40 0.50
17:30 4.08
00:00 0.44
17 May (Thu)
05:50 4.15
12:20 0.49
18:10 4.12

Meters not Feet....!!!

Have a look at Bristol or Avon Mouth...or Alaska ! or the weird tides around
the isle of White...all part of the tidal "learning Curve"

Fair winds

Impromptu

So what is the bottom like there? It is rocky like Maine with
lots of shoals?

"Impromptu via BoatKB.com" u34190@uwe wrote in news:72347441f39c5@uwe:

Home port Salen Isle of Mull.

15 May (Tue)
04:30 4.06
10:50 0.61
16:50 3.95
23:10 0.52
16 May (Wed)
05:10 4.15
11:40 0.50
17:30 4.08
00:00 0.44
17 May (Thu)
05:50 4.15
12:20 0.49
18:10 4.12

Meters not Feet....!!!

Have a look at Bristol or Avon Mouth...or Alaska ! or the weird tides
around the isle of White...all part of the tidal "learning Curve"

Fair winds

Impromptu


Bay of Fundy...highest recorded tide change of 21.6 meters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy