Tuesday, March 13, 2012

[Electric Boats] Re: utilizing ocean currents to speed destination

 

For the average boater there are two aids that I know of, Pilot Charts of the oceans and Tidal Current Charts of coastal areas. In my sailboat-racing days I carried AND USED a set of tidal current charts of Tampa Bay; knowing where the currents were and what to expect proved an advantage.

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Kirk McLoren <kirkmcloren@...> wrote:
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> http://www.gizmag.com/auv-current-algorithm-system/21780/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=57459459f9-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email
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> -- He must be cut off from the past. . . because it is necessary for him to believe that he is better off than his ancestors and that the average level of material comfort is constantly rising.
> --George Orwell, 1984
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