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Congratulations to Stan Lamont, Hilton Head, SC, who correctly explained how to calculate the distance from your boat to the visible horizon when at sea. “First you need to determine the height of your eyes above the water measured in feet. Then take the square root of that number and multiply it by 1.17. Voila, distance to the horizon in nautical miles. For example, if your height of eye is nine feet and the square root of that is 3, just multiply 3 times 1.17 to get a distance to the visible horizon of 3.51 nm.”
