where does the worlds fastest tide flow?

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and how fast is it?

(sorry burgundyben, I beat you too it)

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Bay of Fundy? Seem to remember it has the biggest rise of tide. So if there are any squeeze points up there...

Also, in Passage to Juno (Alaska), Johnathan Raban talks about some tides that nobody tries to sail/motor against .

Recall reading of very fast tides in the off-islands of northern Norway, and in some of the inter-isalnd passages on Scotland's west coast.

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I'm sure I have read, somewhere, that the Magellan Straits have the fastest tides in the world with the Bristol Channel coming a close second. Don't know the speed of either but 7-8 kts sounds likely.

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Sechelt Rapids, BC?

Can run at over 16 knots. On <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.boatsyachtsmarinas.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Forum&report=Subtopic&SubtopicID=00004645&firstrecord=0&finalrecord=49>another forum</A>, Viceroy posted that he had watched it running at 15.9 knots a couple of weeks ago, kayakers enjoying the 12 foot wave that is produced.
 
Skookumchuck Rapids

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.user.dccnet.com/rdarcy/cruise2.html>Skookumchuck Rapids</A>

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Yes, that\'s the place.

Despite what it says on your site, I've heard that it is a white-knuckle ride to get a yacht through even at slack water.

Anyone interested in the tidal predictions can find it at http://www.dairiki.org/tides/, click on 'Other Current Stations', then 'Sechelt Rapids'.
 
Falls of Lora 5 miles from Oban is a pretty impressive sight in full ebb on a spring tide.

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Viewed from the Connel bridge - you dont even get wet (unless its raining!)

Donald

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Pentland Firth

Tides in excess of 16 knots!
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.caithness.org/pentlandfirth2/pentland_firth_tidal_streams.htm>Information</A>

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Re: Pentland Firth

Jimi

Forgot about there. I went across the Pentland Firth, from Scrabster to Stromness in the old St Ola (probably about 1967) to visit my father who was televising the first climb of the Old Man of Hoy.

Boy. Have I ever been as sick!

Donald

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Tidal Flow or Current?

Current as in sea current, not a rapid caused by the narrowing of land or we might be here for weeks arguing the merits of the Colorado river and the like…

So I assume there could be several answers, i.e. Currents, Tidal flows, rapids etc…



The Fastest Current

Kuroshio Current (Black Current or Japan Current), which is the world's fastest current.

The Kuroshio Current Large Marine Ecosystem owes its unity to the Kuroshio Current that flows in a northeasterly direction along Japan’s east coast. The Koroshio Current (Black Current; also known as the Japan Current) is a warm current that is about 100 kms wide, with an average speed of 3 to 4 knots. The long term average sea surface temperature is about 24°C (Sawara, 1974). The Kuroshio Current warms areas as far north as Tokyo. The Tsushima Current branches off towards the Sea of Japan. This LME has a huge latitudinal expanse, providing it with a rich variety of marine habitats. The region has a generally mild, temperate climate. The underwater topography of the LME includes the Japan Trench, the Shatsky Rise, the Ryukyu Trench and the Okinawa Trough. The natural hazards in this area are active volcanoes, numerous seismic occurrences, tsunamis and typhoons.

The Worlds Fastest Tidal Flow

Skookumchuk rapids the world's fastest tide rips



Highest tidal range

WORLD'S HIGHEST tidal range (up to 15 meters -- about 50 feet) occurs in the Bay of Fundy, the long narrow bay between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

The second highest is my bath when I get in it to have a bath /forums/images/icons/smile.gif :) [/SMILE]


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Re: Yes, that\'s the place.

17.2 knts on June 15 !

I also remember reading about 15knt tides at Lisbon??

John

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I was reading only yesterday in a French mag about somebody sailing there : "highest range and fastest tides".

John

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The correct answer is... wherever I'm trying to manoevre a boat with a spring ebb under me. Or so it feels.

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