Do Lakes Have Tides?
When planning any boating trip, one of the first considerations in every passage plan is to take account of the tide. If your passage includes…
How Do Tide Clocks Work?
Just like any regular clock, tide clocks are designed to tell you a time. Regular clocks are calibrated to roughly match the earth’s rotation, giving…
How Do Tides Affect Boats?
Of all the variables that affect boating, one of the greatest is the tide. There are obvious impacts such as the amount of water that…
What Is The Difference Between Spring & Neap Tide?
When it comes to tides, there are two extremes that we need to know about: Spring Tides, and Neap Tides. Spring Tides are when a…
What Is The Difference Between High Tide & Low Tide?
When comparing the difference between high tide and low tide, we get two very different answers depending on whether you want the literal numerical interpretation,…
Why Does Low Tide Smell?
If you’ve ever been down to the beach on a warm summer’s day, you may have noticed a strange, rotten-egg smell. While it is there…
When Is Slack Tide?
Slack tide refers to the time period where the tide appears to neither be rising nor falling. Literally, the water is slack. Slack tide occurs…
How Long Does High (& Low) Tide Last?
If you are familiar with boating, you may know that some ports are best entered at high (or low) water. It’s simple enough to check…
What Tablet Do I Need To Run Navionics?
The Navionics Boating App is available for Apple and Android, and unlike a lot of other navigation apps, it is compatible with a surprising number…
Do You Really Need A Chartplotter? A Navigator Explains!
Navigation at sea has been made both easier and safer with the continuing advances in technology. A great example of this is the chartplotter. Each…
Can Google Maps Show Water Depths?
We all know that nautical charts are the primary source of depth information for navigators, but what about Google? Google Maps and Google Earth both…
Top 5 Boating Equivalents To Google Maps
Google Maps is a fantastic app for navigating in a car. It combines a complete map of the world’s roads, with real-time traffic information to…