You’re at the helm when the navigator asks what compass course you are steering. You tell her 235 degrees. With a variation of 7 degrees west and a deviation of 4 degrees east, what true course would she plot on the chart?
Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers.
Thanks to last week’s Mindbender winner, Bill Rohde, for his answer to the question: “What is the raised edge of a sailboat’s deck called?” Toe rail. (Also could be bulwark, coaming or gunwale.)
