George Day

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    When a boat’s propeller is said to be sized at 18 by 12, what do those two numbers refer to?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner ...

    On July 28, 2020 / By
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    When you sail across the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean while heading on an easterly course, do you go back a day or go forward a ...

    On July 22, 2020 / By
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    Who wrote the sage advice for those who want to go cruising to “Go small and go now.”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be ...

    On July 15, 2020 / By
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    In coastal navigation, what are you calculating with bearings on a visible landmark when you “double the angle on the bow.”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A ...

    On July 8, 2020 / By
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    Where on your sailboat would you find antimony?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On June 30, 2020 / By
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    When you apply vang tension on a mainsail’s boom, what are you trying to accomplish?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from ...

    On June 24, 2020 / By
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    In a sailboat’s rig, where would you find the D-1?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On June 16, 2020 / By
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    What does it mean to “pay the devil” on an old wood boat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct ...

    On June 10, 2020 / By
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    In the olden days, why did sailors load the base of the lead weight in a lead line with tallow?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner ...

    On June 2, 2020 / By
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    Here’s one for readers who really know how to reader weather maps. For weather forecasting, what does a 500 millibar weather chart show you?   Send your answers ...

    On May 26, 2020 / By