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- Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Diffraction control breakwaters, Chesapeake Bay
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Diffraction control breakwaters, Chesapeake Bay
Hi all....Waiting, waiting, waiting. Refresher: Diffraction refers to various phenomena that occur when a wave encounters an obstacle or opening. It is defined as the bending of waves around the corners of an obstacle or through an aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle/apert...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:29 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Amphidromic Points
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Re: Amphidromic Points
Most interesting Dave and John. To visualise an amphidromic [node] point, just rock your Christmas GLASS OF WINE gently over and back. I suggest the first one :lol: . The amphidromic point is where there is no up/down movement at the glass EDGE, even though the sides are rocking up and down. Think s...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:07 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The tale of the humpback whale and the lucky kayaker
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- Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:10 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: High Tides in Venice
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Sep 23, 2020 4:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Kayaks would have stood NO chance
- Replies: 1
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- Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Kayakers: brave or foolish or naive...?
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- Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Wo ist das U-Boot?
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Wo ist das U-Boot?
Sea kayaker in close call with submarine : https://jonathantolhurst.com/2010/07/day-32-stranraer-to-ailsa-craig-to-kildonan/ Stena ferry in close call with submarine: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-53415748. Never stop looking around at sea. Ever. Rubber neck a bonus. Sennen
- Sat May 23, 2020 1:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Narco sub = sea-kayak with big ideas
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- Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Galway Hooker racing returns to TG4
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- Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: High Tides in Venice
- Replies: 9
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Re: High Tides in Venice
Is such an acqua bassa common? When was the latest important 'acqua bassa'?
Really low tides are not a common phenomenon: before the “acqua bassa” of December 2016, the latest recorded “acqua bassa” happened in 2008, 8 years before.
Knotman
Really low tides are not a common phenomenon: before the “acqua bassa” of December 2016, the latest recorded “acqua bassa” happened in 2008, 8 years before.
Knotman