where does the worlds fastest tide flow?

[NigeCh]

Old Man of Hoy

Climbed it with Tom Patey prior to the the TV screening to get the camera angles. It wasn't the climbing that was dangerous but the fulmar projectiles that made it a climb to be remembered.

 

[philmarks]

Your circumnavigation gets easier by the minute!

Cross off:
B Channel, Scotland West Coast, Norway, Eastern Canada, British Columbia, New Zealand - I'm losing track now. You'll save a fortune on charts!

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[Aja]

Re: Old Man of Hoy

Nige

'Fraid Iwas only nine or ten at the time. All I remember is Dad telling me how difficult it was to get the equipment there... and holding onto something at all time because of the wind.

We spent the family holiday that year in Wick. I'm from Aberdeen but Wick was cold!

Donald

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[Ohdrat]

Re: 7-8 kts

well in that case the Pentland Firth is faster .. I have noted tides of over 10 knots.. I am sure there are faster tides between the small islands in restricted channels.. anybody know what the peak rate is thro' the Corryvrecken?

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[jimi]

Re: Old Man of Hoy

Bluidy 'ell you must be effin ancient, from what I remember there were 4 teams. Tom Patey & Ian McNaughtdavis, Joe Brown & Pete Crew, Dougal Haston and can't remember the other one!

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[NigeCh]

Rusty Baillie (nm)

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[NigeCh]

1966

Hamish as camera crew was there as well. The pre-climb was done in perfect weather. It was the first of those Ian McNaught-Davies TV climbs followed by Gogarth and Aonach Dubh.

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[NigeCh]

See above

under 22 knots.


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[Ohdrat]

Re: See above

mmm and maybe I should read the whole thread before asking questions!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[AndrewB]

Lisbon

The entrance to the Tagus off Lisbon does have strong tide currents, but from memory 4kts is about the maximum anywhere on springs.

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[roger]

The fastest I've ever seen (from the bridge over it) is the Saltstraumen south of Bodo in Norway close to the Lofoten Islands the home of the Maelstrom.
The tide runs in and out of a long fjord and is at least 20 kts.. A norwegian would be able to give a more precise figure.
It is a very impressive sight (and noise)

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