Flash-Tide Instruments Shop
Flash-Tide Instruments is the brand of navigation products originally designed by Alain Noury for Instrument de Marine and taken over in 2012 by Nautic Training and now by Picksea. At Flash-Tide Instruments we design and manufacture in France traditional navigation instruments cras rules, breton protractors, dry point compasses, as well as all kinds of packs, manuals to allow you to prepare your maritime or pleasure navigation training
THE CRAS RULER, THE REFERENCE TOOL FOR NAVIGATION
The cras ruler is by far the most widely used navigation instrument in France. It has been used for almost 100 years by the French Navy and the Merchant Navy. The Cras ruler is used in maritime navigation or for pleasure boating, both in coastal and offshore navigation and even in case of astronomical navigation in addition to the sextant. Professional sailors and skippers choose this easy and practical tool to plot and measure a course on the chart and make the various points by plotting bearings. Flash-Tide rulers can be distinguished by the colour of the graduations or by the design of the ruler. What makes our rulers different from the competition is that they all have features to make them easier to read and use on the chart
WIDE RANGE OF NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS FLASH-TIDE
Whether you are a beginner, a trainee or an experienced sailor, or a professional, sailing inshore or offshore, you will find in this section all the instruments you need to manage your navigations in addition to the onboard electronics Navigation rulers, bearing compassesbinoculars... Flash Tide, Picksea's brand, brings together quality navigation instruments, combining ease of use and reading, solidity and durability over time. They are used by many sailing schools for training purposes
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There are 24 products.
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<h2>The parallel ruler: the most traditional way to measure your routes and bearings</h2>
<p>The parallel ruler is the oldest and most traditional way to measure and trace routes and bearings. The principle is simple: the ruler is placed on the road to be measured and then, like a pantograph, the other part of the ruler is placed on one of the declination roses on the map to determine the angle.</p>
<h2>Features of the Flash-Tide parallel ruler</h2>
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<h2 id="prod-h1" class="prod-name">Navigator's Equipment Pack</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Whether you are sailing on your own boat or on a charter boat, this pack provides you with all the equipment you need to prepare and manage a coastal, offshore or even deep-sea cruise.</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;">Features of the Navigator's Equipment Pack</h2>
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<h2>Calculate the height of the tide with this marine accessory!</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Tide Calculator is a graphical ruler that allows you to determine the height of water at any time. Easy to use, it replaces with precision and speed the calculations with the rule of twelfths.</p>
<h2>Detailed features of the Flash-Tide Tide Calculator</h2>
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<h2><strong>Straight Brass Divider</strong></h2>
<p><strong></strong>Brass compass for esthetics with fine stainless steel tips for accuracy of measurement.</p>
<p>Interactive instructions online at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/PickseaVideo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PickseaVideo</a></p>
<h2>Features of the Flash-Tide Straight Brass Divider</h2>
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<h2>One Hand Brass Divider</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">One hand brass divider for aesthetics with fine stainless steel points for accuracy of measurement. The one hand divider is an indispensable marine instrument for measuring distances on a nautical chart whatever the scale, for determining its position in latitude and longitude or for positioning a point on the chart.</p>
<h2><span>Features of the One Hand Divider</span></h2>
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<h2>Marine Plotter Compass</h2>
<p><span>Brass marine compass with fine stainless steel tip for navigation. Pencil fastening by screw (adjustable height).</span></p>
<h2><span>Features of the Flash-Tide compass</span></h2>
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<h2><strong>The essential pack to prepare your offshore licence</strong></h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A set of quality tools to pass your offshore licence! Picksea is the owner of the Flash-Tide Instruments brand and our teams manufacture in France, in Lorient, all models of <a href="https://www.picksea.com/en/106806-cras-navigation-rules">rules cras</a> or Breton. Picksea is also a SHOM agent. We are therefore the best able to provide you with a pack composed of the best products at the best price.</p>
<h2>Composition of the offshore licence pack</h2>
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<h2>Polaris Tricolour Ruler</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The three-colour red, green and black cras ruler is very popular with boaters and boat licence applicants because it is more practical and easier to read than traditional cras rulers.</p>
<h2>Features of the Polaris Ruler</h2>
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<h2>Rule Type Cras</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">A two-coloured red and black cras ruler with a special design that makes it easier to read than other cras rulers.</p>
<h2>Characteristics of the Cras Type Rule</h2>
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<h2>Flash-Tide - Cras 2000 two-tone ruler</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Flash-Tide Crash Ruler 2000 is a two-tone red and black crashed ruler that is very popular with boaters and offshore license applicants because it is more practical and easier to read than traditional crashed rulers.</p>
<h2>Details of the Cras 2000 rule</h2>
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<h2>Standard Cras Rule</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>This black ruler is very popular with boaters and boat license applicants because it is more practical and easier to read than other brands of rulers.</span></p>
<h2><span>Features of the Standard Cras rule</span></h2>
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<h2 id="prod-h1" class="prod-name">Ruler and Compass Dry Point Kit</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Set of equipment to prepare for the offshore licence or to equip your boat, including a cras 2000 ruler (Flash-Tide) and a dry point compass (Flash-Tide)</span></p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span>Features of the Ruler and Compass Kit</span></h2>
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<h2 id="prod-h1" class="prod-name">Protractor Ruler and Compass Kit</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Set of equipment to prepare for the offshore licence or to equip your boat, including a Brocémer ruler (Flash-Tide) and a dry point compass (Flash-Tide)</p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span>Features of the Protractor Ruler and Compass Kit</span></h2>
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<h2><strong>The offshore licence pack with Breton plotter !</strong></h2>
<p>Pack of material to prepare the offshore licence including the official chart 9999, a plotter (Flash-Tide) and a one hand divider (Flash-Tide)</p>
<h2>Features of the Offshore Plus Pack</h2>
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<h2>New Breton Reporter</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The New Breton Reporter retains all the features that have made it so successful over the past 40 years, but it has been completely redesigned by Nautic Training instructors to improve its readability and usability.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;">Features of the New Breton Reporter</h2>
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<h2><strong>Everything you need to prepare and pass your offshore licence!</strong></h2>
<p>Everything you need to prepare and pass your offshore licence: complete pack of materials, map and book</p>
<h2>Features of the Complete Offshore Pack</h2>
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<h2>All the possibilities of the Cras rule and the Rappporteur Breton</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>The Antares protractor ruler is both a tricolour Cras ruler AND a Breton protractor. It can be easily adapted to any skipper or sailor, whatever his or her initial training or practice habits. </span></p>
<h2>Features of the Antares rule</h2>
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<h2>A5 adhesive marine code Maritime buoyage</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>The A5 sticky marine code for ships Buoyage region A (Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania) displays the essential navigation rules concerning the buoys in maritime navigation. It can replace the compulsory document on Buoyage</span>. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>CONFORMS TO D240</strong></span></p>
<h2><span>Characteristics of the Marine Code Maritime buoyage </span></h2>
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<h2>Adhesive Marine Code A5 Rules of Navigation (RIPAM)</h2>
<p><span>This A5 sticker marine code for ships displays the essential international maritime regulations on the rules of the road and helm in navigation. It can replace the mandatory document (Division 240) on the RIPAM in navigation. </span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>CONFORMS TO D240</strong></span></p>
<h2><span>Features of the RIPAM Marine Code</span></h2>
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<h2>Adhesive Marine Code A5 Maritime Flags and Regattas</h2>
<p>The flags for boats adhesive sheet displays the essential international maritime flag signage in the rules of navigation. It also contains all the official flags used in regattas.</p>
<h2>Characteristics of the Maritime Flags and Regattas Code</h2>
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<h2>A5 adhesive marine code Region B</h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The A5 sticky marine code for boats in Region B (Americas, Japan, Korea) displays the essential navigation rules concerning the beacons in maritime navigation. It can replace the mandatory document on buoyage. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>CONFORMS TO D240</strong></span></p>
<h2><span>Characteristics of the Marine Code Maritime buoyage Region B</span></h2>
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<h2>Code Marin réglementaire bateau : Pack of 3 A5 adhesive sheets</h2>
<p>The regulatory marine code in 3 self-adhesive sheets RIPAM / Buoyage / Flags gathers the essential of the international maritime regulations for pleasure boating. A5 format, easier to put on board. <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>CONFORMS TO D240</strong></span></p>
<h2>Characteristics of the Marine Code in a pack of 3 A5 sheets</h2>
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<h2><span>Preparing for the Offshore License (Courses, exercises and mock exams)</span></h2>
<p><span>This manual of courses, exercises and mock exams allows you to fully prepare for the offshore license and also to learn how to navigate offshore. </span></p>
<h2><span>Flash-Tide Offshore Booklet Features</span></h2>
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Apprendre-a-naviguerPreparing for the Offshore License (Courses, exercises and mock exams)
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<h2>Captain's Tools" set</h2>
<p>Set of instruments to be used during navigation or for exams (deep-sea licence, professional navigation, ...). "The captain's tools" is the ideal gift for those who are passionate about navigation.</p>
<h2>Characteristics of the box</h2>
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