How much breaking strength does a standard polyester double-braid line lose when a bowline is tied in it?
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, Gretchen Reinsma, for her answer to the question: “What is the name of the line attached to the end of the boom that is used to keep it from dropping?” Topping lift.
