George Day

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    If Samuel Clemens was as tall as his pseudonym, how tall would he be?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

    On April 26, 2021 / By
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    What are you doing when you “careen” your boat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

    On April 20, 2021 / By
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    Why do boat owners put zincs on their propeller shafts and in the raw water conduits of their marine engines?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner ...

    On April 13, 2021 / By
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    When working with an HF radio, SB or Ham, what is the skywave effect?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

    On April 6, 2021 / By
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    How would you use spherical trigonometry aboard a cruising boat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On March 31, 2021 / By
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    Readers Offer Thoughts on Cockpit Protection Aboard Their Boats

    In last week’s Just Cruising column, I posed the question of why more production cruising boats do not have hard dodgers or pilot houses as options, or even ...

    On March 22, 2021 / By
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    In temperate climate zones, what does the appearance of cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere, often accompanied by white contrails behind jet airliners, indicate for the weather forecast? ...

    On March 22, 2021 / By
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    Why do cruisers often put a swivel between their main anchor and the anchor chain rode?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

    On March 16, 2021 / By
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    When a sailing vessel meets a ship on its starboard bow on a converging course, which vessel has  the right of way?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. ...

    On March 8, 2021 / By
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    When entering a foreign port, what does it mean to “request for pratique” and how do you make the request?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner ...

    On March 2, 2021 / By