Why did Joshua Slocum carry carpet tacks aboard Spray during his famous solo circumnavigation? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...
On August 21, 2019 / By George DayWhen a collision is imminent between a sailboat and a powerboat, when does the sailboat not have the right of way? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A ...
On August 13, 2019 / By George DayWhat are you calculating when you take the square root a sailboat’s waterline length and multiply it by 1.34? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...
On August 7, 2019 / By George DayIn the olden days of coasting schooners, pinkey’s and smacks, the crew on board was often just, “a man, a boy and a dog.” The boy did all ...
On July 31, 2019 / By George DayOn a performance sailboat, what is a “turtle” used for? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...
On July 31, 2019 / By George DayThose of us who have sailed across the North Atlantic, particularly on the route from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, and the route from Bermuda to the ...
On July 24, 2019 / By George DayWhere in an anchored vessel will you find “catenary”? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...
On July 24, 2019 / By George DayA couple of weeks ago, I wrote the Just Cruising column on how we as a couple sail our boats and asked for comments. We got this thoughtful ...
On July 17, 2019 / By George DayWhat day of the week do traditionalists consider a bad day to start a long offshore voyage? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...
On July 17, 2019 / By George DaySpring and early summer are the foggy months along our coastlines and in the Great Lakes. It has to do with warm air flowing over cold water to ...
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