What is the name of the line attached to the end of the boom that is used to keep the boom from dropping?
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, Ed Bushman, for his answer to the question: “In the International COLREGS, how many blasts on a horn should you give if you wish to overtake a vessel on the port side?” Two prolonged blasts followed by two short blasts.
