George Day

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  • Mindbender 0

    Mindbender

    Where on your sailboat will you find “pucker strings.”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On January 30, 2019 / By
  • UP FRONT 0

    Sailing Santa of the Caribbean

    By Erin Carey (s/v Roam in the Caribbean)   Is September 2017, right after hurricane Maria struck the Caribbean, Mark and Tracey Duckett sailed from Martinique to the ...

    On January 29, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Beneteau to Launch New First Yacht 53 in 2019

    Beneteau recently announced the creation of an all-new 53-footer that will be the flagship of the completely re-imagined First line of performance cruisers. The First brand has long ...

    On January 24, 2019 / By
  • Mindbender 0

    Mindbender

    In a sailboat’s rigging, which stay do riggers call the “D1”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On January 24, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Readers Speak Up About Jackline Safety

    A couple of weeks ago in this column I recounted a story from a friend who had fallen overboard while singlehanding offshore who was attached to the boat’s ...

    On January 16, 2019 / By
  • Mindbender 0

    Mindbender

    What do you call the knot, sounding like a spice, that is often used to tied off fenders to lifelines?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

    On January 16, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    The Coast Guard During the Government Shutdown

    Politics aside, no matter how you swing in the debate over “The Wall” and the government shutdown, if you are a sailor and a cruiser, then you will ...

    On January 9, 2019 / By
  • Mindbender 0

    Mindbender

    What is the major and best known current in the circle of ocean currents that makeup the Atlantic Gyre?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be ...

    On January 9, 2019 / By
  • For the Hungry Crew 0

    Chicken Kabobs

    According to those in the know, the best diet for 2019 is a Mediterranean diet. Heart healthy and loaded with fruit and vegetables this is a terrific way ...

    On January 4, 2019 / By
  • Tech Talk 0

    Sleeping While Shorthanded

    Proper sleep is vitally important where ever you are and particularly while you are sailing shorthanded.   Psychologist Chris Sharpley delves into the latest research on sleep and ...

    On January 4, 2019 / By