George Day

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    Where on a cruising boat would you find a key that twists the top of the lock with two points instead of being inserted into the lock?   ...

    On May 26, 2021 / By
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    What is the most  common cause of weather helm in a sailboat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers ...

    On May 18, 2021 / By
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    What type of radio signal is used in onboard AIS?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On May 12, 2021 / By
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    What are the eight sailing classes that will be sailed in this summer’s Olympics in Japan?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

    On May 3, 2021 / By
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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