Hydraulic currents: extreme flows in narrow passages Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into

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Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into

Read more →

Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into

Read more →

Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into

Read more →

Understanding the physics, dangers, and navigation strategies for the ocean’s most powerful water movements I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into

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