i've posted this on another forum so for any members of both, i apologize..... Toward the end of next week, the admiral and I will be off for our annual Summer cruise. This year's destination is Kingston, NY, which means we'll be heading up the mighty Hudson River. We went last year as far as Poughkeepsie and this year we'll go a little further. In another 10 year's time, we'll have travelled the entire length of it, something no explorer has yet to do (shhhhh, it's my explorer fantasy, let me live it a bit longer). Anyway, we're using all the modern day tools for navigation planning such as the internet, chart plotters, etc. and will of course, carry backup paper charts with us. I can lookup Tide Tables on my chartplotter or print them beforehand on paper, but none seem to show which DIRECTION the Hudson River (or East River, for that matter) will be flowing at a point in time and how fast. This would be useful info for planning departure and arrivals times and estimating fuel comsumption. Does anyone know where I can get this information?
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Bruce,
The east river is a tidal flow and will flow in the direction of the incoming or outgoing tide for the Sound. At full strength, it can run as high as 6 knots. Last week, we left late for AC and we were up against it the whole way. Knocked 5-6knots off my cruise speed. Felt like I could swim faster.
Can't speak for the Hudson.
The east river is a tidal flow and will flow in the direction of the incoming or outgoing tide for the Sound. At full strength, it can run as high as 6 knots. Last week, we left late for AC and we were up against it the whole way. Knocked 5-6knots off my cruise speed. Felt like I could swim faster.
Can't speak for the Hudson.
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The Hudson is tidal all the way to the Troy lock - on an incoming tide it will flow north, on outgoing it flows south. On your way to Kingston, time your arrival there for high tide there and you get a couple of knot push the whole way.
Here you go:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/currents08/tab2ac4.html#33
My chart plotter and PC chart program have them built in, but they are based on this. Click the "Predictions" link to the left of each station for a full year's read.
Like Hogan said, we surfed our way up and back to Kingston and averaged an extra knot. Going 9 or 10 knots, that's meaningful (and this is a trip whose scenery deserves Slow!).
George
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/currents08/tab2ac4.html#33
My chart plotter and PC chart program have them built in, but they are based on this. Click the "Predictions" link to the left of each station for a full year's read.
Like Hogan said, we surfed our way up and back to Kingston and averaged an extra knot. Going 9 or 10 knots, that's meaningful (and this is a trip whose scenery deserves Slow!).
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George makes a good start at the point of planning a trip on the Hudson. Much of the reason to pay attention to tides is rooted in the cruising speed of your boat. The faster you go the less it matters when you leave. Looking at thursday (28th) the travel time varies from 4:50 to 5:10 depending on when you leave (at 18k).
Leaving G.C. at 7:20 am is about as good as it gets at 18K. If you intend to travel at say 9 knots, you wind up saving 50 minutes if you leave at 1PM but it takes for ever to get here
High tide at Kgn pt. on the 28th is at 12:13. Seems to jive with Mike's summary above.
I had GC to Kgn at about 90 miles.
Leaving G.C. at 7:20 am is about as good as it gets at 18K. If you intend to travel at say 9 knots, you wind up saving 50 minutes if you leave at 1PM but it takes for ever to get here
High tide at Kgn pt. on the 28th is at 12:13. Seems to jive with Mike's summary above.
I had GC to Kgn at about 90 miles.
Guys - Thanks for the info and calculations. We're planing an early start on the 28th, and we travel about 16 knots. We're planning on making the trip in a lesiurely 2 days, with an overnight at Haverstraw both ont he way up and back.