As dinghies sail relatively slowly, tide can be a key factor and make a crucial difference to your performance. See chapter 3, Day Sailing, for more details. Your strategy will depend upon the strength of the tidal flow.
Look out for headlands, shorelines and the opportunity to escape or use tidal flow to your advantage. Study tide tables and a tidal stream atlas before departure to see how much impact it will have on your sailing in the predicted wind.