1Before we set sail this morning, let us carefully review today's coordinates and the latest tidal data.
2Our departure point this morning sits at fifty degrees and thirty two minutes north of the equator.
3The longitude at that point is precisely one degree and seventeen minutes west of Greenwich.
4The depth of the channel at low tide falls to just four point five metres today.
5High water in the harbour this afternoon is predicted for precisely fourteen twenty six, so plan carefully.
6The tidal range today is unusually large, at nearly six metres between high and low water.
7We must therefore clear the harbour wall by thirteen hundred hours at the very latest.
8Wind speed today is forecast at twelve knots from the southwest, gusting up to eighteen.
9The buoy marking the reef lies approximately two point three nautical miles offshore from here.
10Our destination is the fishing village of Ballyhannon, which is spelt B-A-L-L-Y-H-A-N-N-O-N for the log.
11The return crossing this evening should take approximately three hours and forty minutes in total.
12Please note your call sign, vessel nine seven four, clearly on the harbour register before leaving.