The Rochade flies the Caman Island flag and is a creation from Delta Marine that's out for a test drive in Puget Sound.  

Here's a little more we found:

She can sleep up to twelve guests in five cabins and up to ten crew members in five crew cabins. Rochade is classed to Lloyd's Register and compliant to the MCA. 

On the technical side, Rochade uses twin MTU V16 4000 diesel engines. 22 knots is the expected top speed with a cruising speed of 18 knots. At 12 knots, a healthy range of 2,700 nautical miles is expected, drawing from 53,000 LT tanks. This new Delta is up for sale through a reputable broker.

Delta Marine is the builder of the yacht Laurel, which we wrote about a few years ago when she too was off the shores of West Seattle.

I'm not sure which one this is…I'm not seeing this vessel (#7) on www.marinetraffic.com. 

Thanks to Beach Drive Blog reader, Rayetta, for sending us this photo of a beautiful sailboat from Saturday.

We have some very high and very low tides this week.   Starting with this afternoon:

Tuesday, April 29 at 11:44 am:  -1.95 followed by 11.78 at 6:32 pm

Wednesday, April 20 at 5:37 am: 11.93 followed by a low of -2.67 at 1:13 pm and back up to 11.9 at 8:23 pm.

Thursday, April 21 at 7:03 am: 10.98 down to a -2.3 at 2:00 pm and up to 11.66 a6 9:20 pm.

Friday, April 22 has another pretty low tide of -1.55 at 2:49 pm.

When trying to be ahead of potential damaging storms, it's very helpful to have a calendar where you can quickly see when the high tides are going to be.

This monthly calendar from Evergreen Pacific Publishing is my personal favorite.

…and even sweeter, it was a gift from our neighbor, aka Cat Woman.

NOTE: This is not a paid endorsement.

What's your favorite way to keep track of the Seattle tides?

When I first spied this ship through the rain and grey, it almost appeared to be an extension of the land!   I can barely make out the number 10…does anyone know which ship this is?