but he wont say how.
You shouldn't mock noseall until you've walked a mile in his shoes.
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You shouldn't mock noseall until you've walked a mile in his shoes.
No need to mock boyo. It makes you look an even bigger tw@.
I'd imagine that if the tidal current AND the wind are in the same direction, and you are in poorly powered vessel, it makes the route across The Channel a vey difficult one to navigate by eye. I'd hazard a guess that in an overloaded boat and a weak engine, most of the effort would be fighting the sideways movement,
Hence...
I'd also hazard a guess that a skilled sailor would navigate it easier with a sail only powered vessel.
Hence - tidal currents can affect crossings - especially when they are combined with other factors.
At least I'm not a Trump fan. Testicualr cancer, being crucified, eyes removed with a spoon, would be more appealing.
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You'd have to turn out first. And would you be allowed to return them?
What is/are "good reason(s)"? Have they ever been tested in court? Does an ideological objection to people seeking asylum in the UK count as a good reason?
It's telling how you persistently demonise them by referring to them as "illegals". But unquestionably the government ought to be providing financial assistance. Partly to make up for the people who decide to make their finances even worse by no longer donating because they don't like the people being rescued.
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Someone motorbiking doesn't like because of their race/ethnicity/skin colour/religion...
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Thats not how it works - your boat sits on top of the water and moves with the tide. You don't fight it. Wind and tide in the same direction makes the sea calmer, because the apparent wind is lower and the waves get flattened. When a slow boat crosses the channel they typically follow an S shape as the tide takes them one way and then the other way. If you expect it to take ~6 hours and you have 3 hours of flood followed by 3 hours of ebb, they will pretty much cancel each other out. Particularly in the Dover straits where the streams go from 0-3kts fairly uniformly. There is nothing complex about creating a passage plan to cross the dover strait. Portsmouth to Cherbourg is a different challenge, but still not particularly complex.
Motorboats are infinitely easier to drive.
- work out how fast you are going to go
- calculate the net effect of the tide and adjust your course to steer
not from one year to the next.
Yes. And from one day to the next. And one week to the next and one month to the next.
Tidal currents can affect crossings. He was correct.
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stay daft if you want.
Tidal currents can dramatically affect an underpowered vessel in The Channel, significantly altering its steering control and overall speed. In narrow or constricted waterways, where water moves at its fastest, even moderate currents can cause a boat to drift sideways, miss intended waypoints, or struggle to make headway. [1, 2, 3, 4]
A sailboat can easily beat an underpowered motor vessel in strong, windy, and tidal conditions. While an underpowered engine might struggle to make headway in adverse winds and waves, a properly handled sailboat uses the wind as an engine, achieving superior speed and maneuverability. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Tidal currents can dramatically affect an underpowered vessel in The Channel, significantly altering its steering control and overall speed. In narrow or constricted waterways, where water moves at its fastest, even moderate currents can cause a boat to drift sideways, miss intended waypoints, or struggle to make headway. [1, 2, 3, 4]
more evidence you have no clue. The links don't even support the cr*p your AI generated.A sailboat can easily beat an underpowered motor vessel in strong, windy, and tidal conditions. While an underpowered engine might struggle to make headway in adverse winds and waves, a properly handled sailboat uses the wind as an engine, achieving superior speed and maneuverability. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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