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By George Day · On April 15, 2026

What does the old adage “a pound for every foot of waterline” refer to?

 

Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.

 

Many thanks to everyone who sent in answers to last week’s question on pucker strings. The winner this week is Sally Roberts, Stuart, Florida, who emailed: “A pucker string is an old name for what we now call leech lines and is used to take flutter out of a sail’s leech.”

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