Best to carry the tide with you. Flood tide goes towards north, ebb tide goes towards south. Most tide tables seem to use Port Taranaki as the reference for tide times in Cook Strait. Best to avoid Jackson passage if the tide is flowing against a strong wind (e.g., flood tide going North against a NW wind) as there is a dangerous rip between the light and Cape Jackson. There have been quite a few yachts had big scares going through that rip. A guy on a 40 footer lost his life there a couple of years ago when he was thrown overboard in the rip and could not get back on board. That said if you p
