Ship Simulator
English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => General discussions => Topic started by: steamersam on May 18, 2012, 13:28:12
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Hi, has anyone noticed that the headland of either Dover or Calais shows far too early in the crossing, you are barely a few miles into the crossing which is not even 1/4 of the way across and you can see the other side!! Try it, it spoils the experience... :-\
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Yes, thats right. And have you sail this turn sometimes at the night? The Coast shines so bright, that you think a nuclear power station is blown away, or that Rommel use a spotlight from the Westwall to the english coast. :doh:
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Nothing unusual about this. It is only 22 miles across the Dover Strait, and the land behind Dover town is quite high. Where I live I can see Blackpool tower from the north coast of Wirral on a clear day and that is well over 30 miles away. From a height of 50 ft the horizon is 8.3 nautical miles away so that anything over 140 feet high on the other side of the strait will be visible on a clear day. This gives 8.3nm (from the bridge of a biggish ship) plus 13.8nm (from land of 140 ft height) which is 22.1 nm. As you can guess I'm old fashioned and still work in feet. :doh:
Traddles.
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Dover headland... from Calais... berth 5... Pride of Kent... So haven't even left the berth xD
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/DSC_6541.jpg)
;D
What is slightly... weird is sometimes you can see the berths but no land... that is weird
Oh and also... French Headland... seen from the Prince of Wales Pier:
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww134/The-Ferry-Man/DSC_0567.jpg)