On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > I thought you said you wanted the max current as a function of the "tidal > range." The max current will not be a simple prediction from tidal range, > for the reasons I cited last post, principally area of the basin on the > upstream side of the narrows. But you read the post, so you already know > that, I expect. I probably didn't explicate that (as they'd say in Canadian) as well as I should have. What I'd like to see for paddlers in narrows is a way to explain how the current speed ramps up and stays up during the tidal cycle. I think a lot of people expect to find a nice comfortable period of 2 and 3 kts in a current cycle with a max of 7kts and that is just not gonna happen. I always plan on the maximum current very soon after slack. I'm almost never disappointed. But it is interesting that no one knows if anyone has studied this. I figured you'd know for sure. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 28 2009 - 14:33:11 PDT
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