Secrets
of the Saint-Lawrence - Marine Weather Guide
Calling all sailors
The following pages
describe the St Lawrence from Portneuf to Le Corps-Mort in terms of its
shoreline, shoals, currents and waves.
This section contains
maps and local listings describing the difficulties that mariners may
encounter, depending on wind and sea conditions.
Markers
The effects referred to in the local listings are exactly the same
as those described in the preceding pages:
- topography,
on wind speed and direction
- wind, on
sea height and behaviour
- shoals and currents,
on waves
Guides
This listing should be used in conjunction with
the following guides, which are essential to safe sailing:
- Sailing directions
- Marine charts
- Tide and current
tables
By the way...
Vessels
- The comments regarding
difficulties facing mariners refer to vessels under 14 metres.
Standardization
- Distances and depths
are given in nautical miles, metres and fathoms, because these are the
types of measurements appearing on the marine charts published by the
Canadian Hydrographic Service.
Vive la différence!
Archipel = Archipelago
Baie = Bay
Banc = Banks
Battures = Flats
Brisants = Reefs
Chenal = Channel
De -du -d' = Of
Détroit = Strait
Haut( s)-fond( s) = Shoals
Île = Island
Îlets = Islets
Le -la -les -l' = The
Passage -Passe = Pass
Péninsule = Peninsula
Pointe = Point
Rivière = River
Rocher( s) = Rock( s)
Traverse = Crossing
Wind speed
In the following pages, the wind is assumed to be strong - 20 to 33
knots - except where
otherwise indicated |
