RNLI

[noseall]

more evidence

Get your missus to clean your new specs. Read and weep boyo.

Tidal currents have a huge effect on small engined, underpowered vessels - i.e. 'small boats'. Combined with other maritime factors it can have a detrimental effect of numbers making across the English Channel, where some of the UK's strongest tidal currents occur.

 

[noseall]

#talkingbovineexcrement

mbk as usual sunk without trace

Old pugwash is meant to be a keen sailor too.

 

[fillyboy]

more evidence you have no clue. The links don't even support the cr*p your AI generated.

He needs to learn to go with the flow.

 

[morqthana]

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]

As one of the narrowest and most well-known international waterways lacking dangerous currents, the Channel has been the first objective of numerous innovative sea, air, and human powered crossing technologies.