What do you call the sail configuration when the mainsail is strapped out on one side and the genoa is poled out on the other as you run downwind?
Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.
Thanks to last week’s winner, Beth Hilscher, Richmond, VA, for the correct answer to “What is a the name for the line or piston system that exerts a downward force on a boom and thus helps control the shape of a main sail?” Beth answered boom vang.
