>The tidal range for Dec 22 is about 8.8 feet, compared to a mean range of
>5.8 feet at the Golden Gate. High tide of 7.2 ft. is at 10:23 am and low
>tide of -1.6 ft is at 5:10 pm at the Golden Gate. The further north you
>go, the greater the tidal range.
Also the further you go inside SF Bay. I don't have a tidebook at hand, but
I'm guessing that there could be a 10 to 12 ft swing at Redwood City harbor
on Dec. 22. I think it's called the bathtub effect.
I won't tell you about the time I tied the bow to the floating dock and the
stern to a piling and left the boat overnight at Pete's Harbor. Or how the
tide went out in the middle of the night, leaving the stern several feet in
the air, until the stern cleat tore loose. Or what the liveaboard at a
nearby slip said when she had to go out in the middle of the night to
resecure Manatee to the dock. No, I won't tell anyone about that. That
would be too embarrassing.
Harry
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
Well there was no cleat on the dock to tie the stern too!