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Post by Rob Lovett on Mar 17, 2006 9:07:15 GMT 10
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Post by Andrew Nguyen on Mar 19, 2006 7:15:37 GMT 10
Hmmm..
Guys... Let me show you my ... ignorance here.
I'm attempting to do the tidal voting thingy... but I'm a bit confused.
I know where Port of Brisbane is, that's why I think I understand the +38 min business, which I believe we have to add 38 min to Port of Brisbane readings to work out the tide here (I assume when my arch-rival Mr Gutbusta says "here", he means "Bulimba"). But then... where the hell is the Brisbane Bar ?! I always thought the Brisbane Bar is somewhere out there at the mouth of the Brisbane River ... (you see ... doesn't "bar" mean some sand bars out there at the rivermouth??) But Mr Gutbusta seems to say that the Brisbane Bar is "here" and we don't have to add any time to its readings (contrary to the fact that we need to add 38min to the Port of Brisbane readings)
Before somebody is kind enough to enlighten me on this matter, I think I should refrain from voting.
PS. Surely in this case, "bar" doesn't mean what you normally find in a pub, does it ? I just don't know any pub along the river called "the Brisbane Hotel" !!!
PSS. This is one of my "you'll never know if you never go" type of questions. It's good for Sunday mornings !
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Post by Rob Lovett on Mar 19, 2006 17:20:12 GMT 10
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ah Dragon Fly, I'll see if I can explain. It's impractical for the National Tidal facility to record data from every point in the waterways so they record them from very specific points. In our area Brisane Bar is a primary point and very accurate data is kept on it and predictions are based on it. All other predictions are based on the primary point and take into account local knowledge and locally collected data. The Port of Brisbane is a secondary point and it is approx. 38 minutes later than Brisbane Bar. As to the bar itself, I'm uncertain as to its location. The bar is usually a physical point at which the river meets the sea, usually associated with the formation of a sand bar. There's much more info on the National Tidal Facility's website. You can check it out here:- www.msq.qld.gov.au/qt/msq.nsf/index/qldtidesOh and Andrew "here" in this case means click on the link not here as in Bulimba or Vicky Point. Cheers Rob |
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Post by Tony Kyle on Mar 20, 2006 15:22:37 GMT 10
I am totally confused and don't care which one to use as long as I know how much time to add on for the tide time at Bulimba. So I am sitting on the fence for the time being.
Tony
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Post by Andrew Nguyen on Mar 20, 2006 22:20:06 GMT 10
Thanks Rob for trying to enlighten me. Especially about the "here" business !
Anyway, I'm with Tony. I only care to know about the tide at Bulimba, not at Port of Brisbane or at that mysterious Brisbane Bar. Say if we end up using the tide table for the Brisbane Bar, does anyone know how much time we need to add or subtract in order to obtain the tide table at Bulimba ?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by daniel07 on Nov 26, 2007 18:25:33 GMT 10
I think the tides for the Port of Brisbane, reason being is beause it is closer to the vacinity on the club and where we sail
Cheers,
Dan
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