Our latest product is a tide clock based on the River Dart in Devon.
What's it for?
I created this tidal clock to help me negotiate kayaking times with my younger fitter daughter! I always aim to have the tide behind me when going up and down the river. My shoulders thank me in the morning!
What is made from?
The clock has a tide silent mechanism with a metal hanger for wall mounting. The clock face is made from beech wood, with church oak staining. The river is deep inset and painted blue. Measuring 28.5 cm or 11 inches in diameter this tide clock would look good in any room.
How do you read it?
With the Tidal Clock I can just glance up and see when the next high tide is and get my boat loaded! If you are not familiar with tide clocks. The numbers on the left indicate how many hours before high tide and then on the right how many hours until low tide. Roughly speaking each tide lasts around 12 hours and 25 mins.
Personalisation
Our tide clock can be personalised with your own boat name, name or message. You can also customise the location to suit.
How to set the tide time on an analogue tide clock...
Firstly, high and low tide times often operate in a window of time so there is often a few minutes difference on the actual high or low tide depending on the tide coefficient, wind direction, flood levels etc.
To set one of our tide clocks:
The most accurate time to set the clock is on a new moon with a but it can be set at any time.
Check the tide times for your location on www.tidetimes.org.uk. The example here is for Dartmouth
Check when the next high or low tide occurs
In our example next high tide is in 2 hours and 39 mins at 15:39 (3:39 pm)
Using the adjustment wheel at the back of the clock adjust the clock to read Hours to High Tide to read 2
At the high tide on the next new moon you can adjust slightly for more accuracy. Moon phases are available at www.moonphases.co.uk
Remember to adjust for the clock changes in the spring and autumn just as you would for time clocks.
REMEMBER THE TIDE CLOCK PROVIDES A HANDY GUIDE BUT IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR NAVIGATION.
