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RONDOUT, KINGSTON, NY: TIDES AND CURRENTS.

Posted on September 30, 2023 by The Rondout Rower

SATURDAY …….September 30th, 2023….. Time:……5:03 am
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Feels like 55°F (High 67)……..CLOUDY………Humidity 98% …….
Wind 5 mph from NNE rising to 8 mph at 12:00pm …… Precipitation : 48% at 8:00am
……Water temperature 64.8°F (18.2° C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 119.8°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W

—————-Tides—————-
Tide…….. Time (EDT)…. Height
High Tide 2:22 AM 4.74 ft (1.44 m)
Low Tide 8:59 AM -0.58 ft (-0.18 m)
High Tide 2:45 PM 4.95 ft (1.51 m)
Low Tide 9:30 PM -0.42 ft (-0.13 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
12:30 AM flood 1.63
03:42 AM slack –
07:00 AM ebb -1.76
10:00 AM slack –
12:54 PM flood 1.67
04:06 PM slack –
07:30 PM ebb -1.82
10:30 PM slack –

[Ebb current is when the water flows towards the south (Poughkeepsie). Flood current is when the tide flows towards the north (Albany). Slack is the period in between when the water is still (not flowing north or south).]

————Sunrise and Moon —————
Sunrise Today: 6:51 am↑ 93° East
Sunset Today: 6:39 pm↑ 267° West
Moonrise Today: 7:24 pm↑ 75° East, 98.7%% Waxing Gibbous
Moonset Today: 8:11 am↑ 281° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 48 minutes (-2m 47s)
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Quotes from the 1992 book “The Irish Currach Folk “by Richard Mac Cullagh

Posted on September 29, 2023 by The Rondout Rower

Page 171 “It should be noted that currachs in general are keelless….. A good currach man takes advantage of the lack of keel. He can quickly turn the currach sideways, and can slide his craft: there is no keel for the sea to grip. The oar has pivot block or bull nailed on, with a hole in the gunwhale. It is much more difficult to lose an oar pivoted this, and a man would be free to bale water out.

Page 173 “…..a currach, being so light, can be launched on harborless shores, without even a boat slip. When it is launched it can be taken over a heavy, steep swell that would swamp a wooden boat. The currach, riding on the surface is much more suitable for taking avoiding action from cross seas; and once it was seen that the modern type of currach had so many advantages for a people so dependent on the sea, it was built in great numbers. A currach crew landing at low tide on a rough beach could carry their craft clear of the ground to above the high water mark; they could not do this with a wooden boat. Finally, the currach would survive in seas that would sink a wooden craft.”

Check out the subtle movements of the currachs used in the Albany Irish Rowers Club at the Regatta on Sept 23rd 2023:

RONDOUT, KINGSTON, NY: TIDES AND CURRENTS.

Posted on September 29, 2023 by The Rondout Rower

FRIDAY …….September 29th, 2023….. Time:……5:00 am
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
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Feels like 55°F (High 57)……..SHOWER………Humidity 97% …….
Wind 5 mph from NNE rising to 8 mph at 12:00pm …… Precipitation : 87% at 5:30am
……Water temperature 65.1°F (18.4° C); …………………..
Water plus air temperature = 120.1°F
Lat Long: 41.92 N ..73.96 W

—————-Tides—————-
Tide…….. Time (EDT)…. Height
High Tide 1:35 AM 4.8 ft (1.46 m)
Low Tide 8:13 AM -0.55 ft (-0.17 m)
High Tide 2:00 PM 4.85 ft (1.48 m)
Low Tide 8:40 PM -0.41 ft (-0.13 m)
————Currents—————
Time…………Event……..Knots
02:54 AM slack –
06:24 AM ebb -1.77
09:18 AM slack –
12:18 PM flood 1.65
03:24 PM slack –
06:42 PM ebb -1.79
09:42 PM slack –

————Sunrise and Moon —————
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am↑ 92° East
Sunset Today: 6:41 pm↑ 267° West
Moonrise Today: 6:59 pm↑ 84° East, 100.0%% FULL MOON
Moonset Today: 6:54 am↑ 271° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 51 minutes (-2m 47s)
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