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    On a sailboat, what is the main cause of “weather helm”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and ...

    On September 9, 2019 / By
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    What is a “king tide”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a one-year subscription to ...

    On September 4, 2019 / By
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    On a classic, gaff-headed sailing boat, where would you find the “throat”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers ...

    On August 27, 2019 / By
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    Strange Encounters of the Pumice Kind

    It is not every day at sea that you run into a vast raft of pumice floating on the sea surface.  But that’s just what Shannon Lenz and ...

    On August 21, 2019 / By
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    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
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    When 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
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    What 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
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Sea dogs Are the Best Dogs

    In 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
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    On 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
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    Sargasso Weed Will Affect Atlantic Voyagers

    Those 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