Browsing All Posts By George Day

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  At what wind speed do you begin to see regular white caps on top of waves?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

  On January 28, 2020 / By George Day
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  Who is the author of the seminal book on navigation and seamanship The American Practical Navigator?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

  On January 22, 2020 / By George Day
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  What is the Primer Meridian and what famous town does it run through?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct ...

  On January 14, 2020 / By George Day
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  What is a sailboat’s limit of positive stability?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

  On January 8, 2020 / By George Day
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  In a diesel fuel tank aboard your boat, what causes diesel algae or bacteria to bloom?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

  On December 17, 2019 / By George Day
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  In the term “Dead Reckoning” what does “Dead” stand for?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

  On December 10, 2019 / By George Day
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  What is AMVER and who participates in the system?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

  On December 3, 2019 / By George Day
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  With tropical storm Sebastion forming in the North Atlantic very late in the year, what is the official last day of the North Atlantic hurricane season?   Send ...

  On November 20, 2019 / By George Day
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  On some ketches and yawls, what do you call the stay that runs from the top of the main mast to the top of the mizzen?   Send ...

  On November 13, 2019 / By George Day
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  Hanse 675: Meet the New Uber Cruiser from Germany

  Standing on the floating docks at October’s Annapolis Sailboat show next to the new Hanse 675 is a humbling experience. I had seen the top of the mast ...

  On November 6, 2019 / By George Day