morgandlm
Active member
I put Bonsella on the "beach" next to the Bradwell scrubbing posts yesterday to scrub the hull. By my calculations there were 3.5 metres of tide at 0821 LT and she went aground exactly where I planned, as before. Also by my calculations she should have floated again around 1730. However, low water was reached 30 - 40 minutes earlier than predicted and in fact she floated again at 1540 (over 1.5 hours early). Now I know this is not an exact science but I was surprised how inexact it was yesterday. The tide came in much faster than predicted. The wind changed from NW into N but there was only a very small barometer change. I came home and checked my calculations but cannot explain it. Any ideas?
By the way I left it a bit late for getting back on board at the stern so had to "gymnastically" climb up onto the bow. If anybody saw me - thanks for not laughing out loud, it will not have been an elegant sight.
Morgan
By the way I left it a bit late for getting back on board at the stern so had to "gymnastically" climb up onto the bow. If anybody saw me - thanks for not laughing out loud, it will not have been an elegant sight.
Morgan