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Watering Hole
so you think you've been out in rough water
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Ahab" data-source="post: 176957" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>WW - they were crossing a bar to get into a harbor entrance - you really do not have much choice as that is the only way in (or out). You have your deep channel and then as it meets the ocean you have a large sand (or rock) bar that is built up as a result of the current 9tide) sweeping in and out 4 time each day. Do not know what the tide is like in New Zealand but here we get about a 5-6 foot tide - trillions of gallons of water going through a narrow spot make for some fast currents (like a strong river) and can stack the waves right up on any depth change </p><p></p><p>At the Indian River Inlet we get good 10 foot waves if there is any sort of NE wind </p><p></p><p>Here a shot of Indian River Inlet, DE from the bay side:</p><p></p><p>https://www.delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IndianRiverInlet_small.jpg</p><p><img src="https://www.atbeach.com/portraits/pjsmith/forum/images2/pix/indriv2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And from the ocean:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.atbeach.com/portraits/pjsmith/forum/images2/pix/indriv2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>All that water has to go in and out that little narrow opening - so you can imagine what that does at the peak flow of any tide. Even in the big boat we can get turned a little sideways on occasion - although we usually just power in at about 45 knts (mostly in teh air!!!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Ahab, post: 176957, member: 10"] WW - they were crossing a bar to get into a harbor entrance - you really do not have much choice as that is the only way in (or out). You have your deep channel and then as it meets the ocean you have a large sand (or rock) bar that is built up as a result of the current 9tide) sweeping in and out 4 time each day. Do not know what the tide is like in New Zealand but here we get about a 5-6 foot tide - trillions of gallons of water going through a narrow spot make for some fast currents (like a strong river) and can stack the waves right up on any depth change At the Indian River Inlet we get good 10 foot waves if there is any sort of NE wind Here a shot of Indian River Inlet, DE from the bay side: https://www.delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IndianRiverInlet_small.jpg [img]https://www.atbeach.com/portraits/pjsmith/forum/images2/pix/indriv2.jpg[/img] And from the ocean: [img]https://www.atbeach.com/portraits/pjsmith/forum/images2/pix/indriv2.jpg[/img] All that water has to go in and out that little narrow opening - so you can imagine what that does at the peak flow of any tide. Even in the big boat we can get turned a little sideways on occasion - although we usually just power in at about 45 knts (mostly in teh air!!!) [/QUOTE]
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