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Ellen MacArthur Ellen MacArthur is offline
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Default Seamanship Question #32


"Joe" wrote
| Wrong...another lubber I see. The rule of thirds is fo tital stream
| flows .
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| For height you use the rule of 12.

Don't EVER call this girl a lubber, you farmer! :-)

Rule of thirds works for tide height. In the first two hours it goes down 1/3 of its height.
In the next two hours it goes down 1/3 more and in the last two hours it goes down the last
1/3. (I think.)

Cheers,
Ellen