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Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean
For anyone with the least curiosity about the world’s tides this well written and researched book is a must readbook is a must read.
The author, a surfer and skipper of a 46’ sloop on the Pacific Northwest Coast, begins his book with a falling tide bringing near disaster to his sloop. Narrowly averted with a good crew, hard work, and a flood tide.
