The BBC Singers then give the sensation of a dying fall, as the backroom heroism which turned the U-boat tide at Bletchley Park is passed over in a sentence.
He's been the guy you'd want in charge of your boat (Crimson Tide), your train (Unstoppable), your plane, when crisis looms.
Roond da boat da tide-lumps makkin, Sunlicht trowe da cloods is brakkin; We maan geng whaar fish is takkin, Rowin Foula doon!" "Rowin Foula doon!" refers to the fishermens' practice of rowing their open fishing boat out to sea until the high cliffs of Foula were no longer visible.
Some can be entered only by boat at low tide, while others, occurring along beaches, can be walked into.
Brigid agreed to stay with Reuben in the boat until the tide returned while the rest of us trudged to shore and settled on a treed hillside that would hide us from bears and the periodic rain showers.
We filled and carried our own tanks to the dive boat – at low tide that could mean a kilometre's wade through a rug of seagrass in 32C (90F) heat.
This is a much bumpier ride, but will give you a sense of the lush red earth and green hills of the countryside, while also allowing you more control over your timings: boat trips are tide-sensitive.
Church's forces waited in their boats for the tide to rise.
He is, in many respects, one more boat on a rising tide.
You can explore the island by kayak, sailing boat or, at low tide, on foot.
The water's music is moderate, no crashing surf along the gentle Sound, just a pedal-point of water lapping, a little more loudly when a boat passes or the tide comes in.
