GL: RE; Tidal Currents

[Lee Kirwan]

Another resource is a "freeware" program for PDAs called Tide Tool. It can be downloaded to your computer then uploaded to your PDA (using palm desktop upload utility). Once on the PDA you have access to tides and currents around the world for any date (I think up to 5 yrs out) in either graphic or table form. I have be using it for over 5 yrs and on the loop it was invaluable. The website is:
   
  http://www.toolworks.com/bilofsky/tidetool/
   
  Lee Kirwan
  Mariner 37 Pilothouse
  CAROL ANNE
  at home on Wicomico Creek, MD

George Hechtman <ghechtman at aol.com> wrote:
  You've received some good basic advice here. (But Greg, that's the 
Cape Fear River. not Winyah Bay.)

I'm not sure what type of computer you have, but here is the specific 
web site for currents. It is important to note the direction the 
current will be flowing in (referred to as "set" in navigating terms) 
as well as its speed ("drift") . An investment in Chapman's Piloting 
(any edition for this purpose) would be a good idea.

http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/currents08/tab2ac6.html#77

Anytime you can maximize the free ride from current and minimize it 
against you is a Good Thing in these days of $5.00 fuel. One of the 
cautions is trying to run inlets during times of high current, 
especially when wind is opposing. But there is a lot more to it than 
that; buy the book.

George
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