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    NAVIGATION BRIEFING

    Dec 12, 2019 4 minutes

    Whether racing or cruising, our first thoughts are always: ‘What is the tide doing?’ When I grew up sailing in Scotland, leaving anchorages before dawn to catch a tide was the norm. Not only does tidal flow make a significant difference to our speed over the ground, it also affects comfort; it might be quick with 3 knots of tide under us, but if that’s against 20 knots of wind it’ll be uncomfortable verging on damaging or dangerous.

    Most sailing areas around the world are tidal; on our recent passage to Australia the tides and currents could be quite vicious

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