SPRING TIDE: The tide with the most variation in water level, occurring during new moons and full moons. This is the time of the highest high tide and the lowest low tide. The opposite of a neap tide.
Spring tides Tides when moon is full or new, when range of tide is greatest.
Stand on Maintain course.
Standing rigging Stationary rigging that supports a spar.
spring tide - Opposite of neap tide; tides that are higher than normal, as a result of gravitational forces from the sun and moon being in conjunction.
Spring tides are especially high and come during the new and full moon; they have nothing to do with the season. Neap tides come at the quarter moon.
Spring tide
The tide when ranges between high and low water are greatest. It occurs near full and new moons.
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Spring Tides - Strongest tides caused by alignment of sun and moon during full and new moon period
SSB - Single Side Band Radio (often a new option on VHF radios )
Stand Tide - The moment the tide changes direction up or down ...
spring tide: a tide of greater than average range, occurring around the times of new and full moons. sprit: spar projecting diagonally from the mast to extend the fore-and-aft sail.
Beneaped - A situation where a vessel has gone aground at the top of the spring tides and has to wait for up to a fortnight (during which the neap tides occur) for the next tide high enough to float her off.
See also: spring tide, neap tide [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] ratlines Lines running fore and aft between the shrouds, used as a ladder in going aloft reach All points sailing between running (downwind) and closehauled (upwind).
At both full and new Moons, the Sun and Moon are aligned with the Earth and their gravity combines to create large daily fluctuations called spring tides.
Tides: The tides range from about 2 feet in a neap tide up to 11 feet in a spring tide. The tides can create currents up to 6 knots. In certain areas, the water can be funneled through the islands creating strong currents and eddies.
Spring tide: High tide occurring after full and new moon.
Sprit: A spar that supports the peak of a four-cornered sail extending from the mast.
Spreaders: Arms extending from the mast supporting shrouds (supporting cables).
Tides with smaller range than spring tides two days after the fist and last quarters of the moon.
No-Go Zone
Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.
The tide with the least variation in water level, occurring when the moon is one quarter and three quarters full. The lowest high tide and the highest low tide occur at neap tide. The opposite is the spring tide.
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NAVIGATION RULES - The regulations governing the movement of vessels in relation to each other, generally called steering and sailing rules.
NEAPED - When a vessel has got aground at the top of the spring tides and must await the next springs before ...
 See also: Sailing, Course, Spring, Navigation, Point
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