Re: speaking of tides, what about 3d?

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu May 11 1995 - 02:59:55 PDT


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Subject: Re:  speaking of tides, what about 3d?


> 1. is SM tide roughly 3d ave?

Yes, east end of the SM bridge, but Coyote and Palo Alto get pretty
close to the same thing.

> 2. tides are roughly 1 hr later per day, so it looks like low tide at 3d fri
> will be about 1800. What all does one need to be concerned about there if
> you're on the water at that time and is it wise to do so?

Calculating forward, I get a low on Friday of 1.8 at 1700.
Saturday: 2.1 at 1800, 2.5 at 1830.

I consider anything less than 2.5 feet marginal and less than 2 feet I
won't sail there. You can launch down to around 1 foot (with a lot of
schlupping through the mud), but the sandbars are many. Although
hitting one at speed is rarely fatal, but is surely dangerous and
often expensive.

Ken Poulton
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