In a message dated 12/15/01 12:03:02 AM, trawler-world-great-loop-request@lists.samurai.com writes: << Most of the guides and tidal tables I've seen accurately tell the time of high and low tides on the Hudson. What they don't tell is when the current changes, which is actually much more important to we "slow boaters". >> Dennis is certainly right in noting that current information is more important than tide on the Hudson. Depending on location, currents can be as much as 2.5 kts. Fortunately for the tide and current table impaired boaters, tides and currents on the Hudson are very predictable. The tidal peak moves up and down the 150 miles of the Hudson at about 15 mph. If you get the tide at the Battery from the NOAA broadcast, you can make a good estimate of tidal conditons up river. The current peak up river is about 15 minutes after high tide. Because of the down river flow, the current peak down river is about 30 minutes after low tide. All this is give or take about 15 minutes because of local conditions. Fast boaters i.e. those capable of maintaining 12 kt. or better speeds can ride the current all the way from New York to Albany. Larry Z