TIDAL CURRENT: Horizontal flow of water due to the gravity of the Moon and the Sun. Usually present in channels or on points of land.
TILLER: A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
tidal current
Also called tidal stream. The flowing of water caused by the rising and lowering tidal waters.
tidal drift ...
tidal current - The normal current caused by the rise and fall of the tides.
tidal current
Horizontal water movement caused by the tides rather than by the wind (wind-driven current).
Tidal Current - Horizontal flow of coastal water (flood = inflow - ebb = outflow)
Tidal Current - Horizontal flow of water due to the gravity of the moon and the sun ...
incoming tidal current
flood tide
The incoming tide where the water comes in from the sea, lowering the water level.
You'll find tidal currents in coastal bays, rivers, and oceans.
A closed body of water such as a reservoir or a small lake has no tides. It may have tricky currents, though, caused by strong breezes churning up the water.
Because of the tidal currents, the course to steer is often not the same as the course to make good. One should use a range (lining up two landmarks on shore) or satellite navigation system to maintain a proper heading.
Confused water action found at places where tidal currents meet chronometer A highly accurate timepiece, set to Greenwich Mean Time and used for celestial navigation.
flood -- incoming tidal current
flotsam -- floating items of a ship or its cargo at sea, floating debris
fo'c'sle -- separate crew quarters before the mast
Force 8 -- gale force wind on the Beaufort Wind Scale ...
Slack Water - the moment when a tidal current changes direction.
Sole - a boat's floor.
Spar - a type of buoy.
Splash-well - The pan area just in front of the transom on
outboard boats that helps keep back-wash
from entering the cockpit area.
Minimum velocity of a tidal current (sometimes abbreviated 'Slack').
Slip
To let go purposely.
A heavy boil on the sea surface often accompanied by breaking waves. Rips are produced by strong tidal currents over irregular sea bottoms.
Topography
The shape of the land.
This can cause vessels to run aground in areas where earlier navigation may have been safe.
Tides also can affect docking to a fixed pier.
Tidal currents can be strong enough that some vessels are not able to make headway against the current.
Drift: Strength of a tidal current
Driving force: Force produced by catching wind in a sail and transmitting the energy into a the mast
Dry Sailing: The storage of boats onshore to reduce the deterioration of the material ...
SLACK WATER - Minimum velocity of tidal current, sometimes abbreviated "slack".
SPEED - Rate of motion.
STAND-ON BOAT - One that has the right of way and should maintain her course and speed.
STARBOARD - The right side of a vessel looking forward.
 See also: Current, Sailing, Point, Boat, Course
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