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Puzzle #07: Amveriric’s boat

Protecting a billionaire’s boat in a storm. Plus, answer to puzzle #06, the Darts Challenge

12 June 2019

#07 Amveriric’s boat

The billionaire Mr Amveriric keeps a yacht in a private dock in the Mediterranean. It is tethered to the quay by a rope.

Last time his staff tied up the boat, they left too much slack in the rope, so the boat is now 1 metre away from the quay when the rope is taut. Hearing that a storm is on the way, Amveriric realises that the boat might get smashed against the wall by the buffeting wind, so he sends his henchman, Benolin Chestikov, to shorten the rope.

Seeing that the boat is 1 metre from…

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