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| Try de-coding the message below, using just the clues we give you here. The code can definitely be cracked with just these clues but, if you get stuck, have a hunt through the magazine for more clues...dotted about in Issue 1 of MarineZine, you will find all the flags representing the alphabet with their correct letters identified. |
HERE ARE YOUR CLUES:Each flag represents a letter of the alphabet. The letter also has a name to help with communications via radio - most yachtsmen have forgotten most of the code if they ever learned it but any who visit foreign shores will know that the yellow flag they are required to raise on arrival and retain in position until they have completed Customs and Immigration - or quarantine - formalities is the plain yellow 'Q' flag :
Although this letter doesn't feature in
the message, at least it's one you can eliminate! To get you started, in case you don't already know the flags off by heart, here are two letters from the message:
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