Tidal curve 'stationery'

[Elemental]

Tidal curve \'stationery\'

Are there any suppliers of stationery that have standard port tidal curves printed on them. I'd like to be able to pre-prepare some sheets (with hi/lo lines etc.) for each day of my cruises so that I don't have to bother on the boat each day. I realise that I could have chopped the curves out of last year's almanac and scanned them (and could then blow them up to A4 too) but I've only just thought of that - doh!

Not especially looking for reusable stuff, but that might be nice I suppose. It just seems like someone might have printed a pad of, say, Walton curves, or Sheerness curves etc that I could buy...

 

[Anthony]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

just scan in and print as many as you need, or laminate them so can write on with chinagrapgh pencil?

Ants

 

[chart5011]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

There are curves for Plymouth, Dartmouth & Falmouth on the website below. I know they won't suit you but may interest SW sailors.
They are encapsulated with a matt encapsulation so take a 2B pencil and can be erased.

 

[MoodySabre]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

Do you mean like this?

This came off my excellent Belfield Tide Plotter. In reality they come out better than this so you can read the times - a bit squashed up ona small pic. You can print them off for 300 ports for three years if you feel like it. Brilliant - can be downloaded for a modest fee from their website.

I could email you a couple of weeks worth if you like.

 

[DJE]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

Why not just download the curves for the days you're interested in from here?

 

[Starfishbooks]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

a useful program is wxtide32 free from http://wxtide32.com

With this you can plan well in advance - up to 2037 no less.

No connection with them, have simply found it useful especially planning ahead where tidal information is difficult to get for more than a year ahead.

 

[Elemental]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

Thanks for the replies so far (and your kind offer)...

I was looking for something like the standard port curves you find in Reeds NA - like this (as found on cockpitcards.co.uk) but for the East Coast.

I'll check out Belfield though as it looks useful.

 

[Elemental]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

Thanks I already use that for tidal info. What I was really looking for is the standard port 'bell' curves that I find useful for secondary port calculations.

 

[Elemental]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

I've tried scanning them. Reeds is such a thick almanac that it's hard to get the page flat enough.. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif I should have chopped the pages out of last year's but I never thought about it and it is no more...

I'll keep trying.

 

[Mariner69]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

It takes some effort but once folded flat you can scan the page from Reeds either on a straight photocopier or to a computer. The prints are very useful. I slide them into a sealed A4 display bag and they are easy to read in the cockpit, even when bouncing around the Wallet. The encapsulated ones are OK but I found the water soluble ink didn't help Doh!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Then tried chinagraph pencil but sat on the thing and wiped it clean Double Doh!! Now just use the photocopy in bag.

 

[damo]

Re: Tidal curve \'stationery\'

I scan, print, then laminate them. Then a chinagraph pencil does the trick /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif