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Re: tidal heights calculations...
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 1999 Jul 08, 10:57 PM
From: Pierre Boucher
Date: 1999 Jul 08, 10:57 PM
>At 08:38 AM 7/8/99 +0200, Russel Sher wrote: >* Yes, the tidal period is closer to 6h 15m, but that's only another >percent or two of error in this prediction. Close enough when one realizes >how old most of bottom surveys are on our charts! The period (6h 15m) should be divided by 6 and the result (1h 03m), the "tidal hour" used in computing the tide. This should take care of that one or two percent error in the prediction) Pierre Boucher ************************************************************************** X XX X Pierre Boucher N XXX XX formation en navigation de plaisance XXXX XXX Ste-Therese (Quebec) Canada XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXX la "VOILE"... le reste n'est que du vent... XXXXXXXXXXXXXX ''Sail, Sail !''... the rest is only wind XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX EMAIL: pboucher@lavoile.com XXX "http://www.lavoile.com" **************************************************************************