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doublecross · 23:00 20 May 2007

[PUZZLE] # 15 Torres Strait

**Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 10:35 am

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**Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 10:57 am

Sabator · Decorated Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 159 Location: Florida

Snorkling

**Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 11:05 am

Sabator · Decorated Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 159 Location: Florida

Not a reed but a rope

**Posted:** Fri May 18, 2007 6:54 pm

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Cpt. Jenny Kidd · Veteran Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: New Mexico

or knot counting....

miamimama Says:

Either a figure 8 knot or overhand knot�detailed not enough in photo. Also both used as stopper knots (to keep the line from running). Used with an hour glass knots were used in determining depth or speed by counting the # of knots as they ran through the crews hands.

May 18th, 2007 at 11:30 am

**Posted:** Sat May 19, 2007 6:24 am

Cpt. Jenny Kidd · Veteran Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: New Mexico

**Posted:** Sat May 19, 2007 6:59 am

Cmdr Bond · Boot Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 52

Re: Not a reed but a rope

**Posted:** Sat May 19, 2007 4:14 pm

Cpt. Jenny Kidd · Veteran Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: New Mexico

In some sailing ships, speed was measured by casting the chip log from the stern. The log was relatively immobile, and attached by line to a reel. Some sources suggest that knots placed at a distance of 47 feet 3 inches (14.4018 m) passed through a sailor's fingers, while another sailor used a 30 second sandglass (28 second sandglass is the current accepted timing) to time the operation.[citation needed] The knot count would be reported and used in the sailing master's dead reckoning and navigation. This method gives a value for the knot of 20.25 in/s, or 1.85166 km�h−1. The difference from the accepted value today is a bit less than 0.02%.

from wikipedia on knots...

**Posted:** Sun May 20, 2007 12:37 am

Sabator · Decorated Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 159 Location: Florida

Can't Fathom this Puzzle Yet!

**Posted:** Sun May 20, 2007 7:48 am

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Cpt. Jenny Kidd · Veteran Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: New Mexico

Okay I get to be here at the begining
raise the sails....climb up to the crows nest.

I was looking at wally world ( walmart) at the the disney books
on AT World's End and Jack notices that up means down on the map. Thats why our N is at the bottom of our rose....
sun up is supposed to mean sun down that sort of of thing...
just thought It might come in handy for later.

Coffee Sassy.... Are you here?