Tides

[LondonGuy]

Hi, virgin boater here.

So what's all this about tides as a beginner? What do I need to know?

What happens when I tie my boat up, go to the pub, and come back and the water level has dropped. Will my boat be hanging on two ropes?

[Smoggy]

More an issue on the southern rivers and more as you get closer to gt.yarmouth, don't use short ropes straight across to posts, use longer ropes at an angle and the boat can rise/fall a lot more while staying in the same place in relation to the quay, long angled ropes are usually referred to as springs, someone will probably be along soon with a piccie of what I'm trying to describe (badly).

[OldBerkshireBoy]

Just the first one to appear, haven`t watched it myself,

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQTFlkXnzR4

 

[grendel]

basically what you want to avoid is a sort rope that is tied too tight, so as a rule where there is a high tidal rise and fall, i use the ropes from the other side of the boat to the key heading, this allows more room for the boat to rise and fall without hanging from the ropes, to keep you in place front to back the rear line can be attached to the key near the front and the front line attached near the back. a bit like the image below