Huh, Tony,

What, what, what are you stating there???????

I would never say that in general. Maybe you have experienced that some times at some places. But I would say that in general the opposite is true.

Look, I can give a lecture of an hour about tidal streams near the coast and there are many factors which play a role there: moonphase,seabottom depth/angle, winddirection, coastal situation, etc.

With regard to Texel where I've sailed a lot, the situation is even more complicated because the tidal streams go around the island and meet each other on the other side (het wanty) where there's no current at all.

So, I would never give this as a basic rule to a sea-novice like Arjan
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