George Day

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  • Mindbender 0

    MIndbender

    If the North Star marks true north in the Northern Hemisphere, what star or stars indicate true south in the Southern Hemisphere?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. ...

    On June 19, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Heaving to in Heavy Weather

    As good luck would have it, I’ve never had to heave-to at sea due to storm conditions for the simple reasons that either the storms have been blowing ...

    On June 12, 2019 / By
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    MIndbender

    What is Point Nemo and where is it?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On June 12, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Cuba Closed to Cruisers Again

    On Tuesday of this week, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was restricting travel to Cuba for American citizens and specifically mentioned that it was prohibiting travel ...

    On June 4, 2019 / By
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    Mindbender

    What is St. Elmo’s fire?   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 June 4, 2019 / By
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    Mindbender

    What rigging items do you use to support a staysail stay or inner fore stay in a cutter rig?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

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

    To Catch a Fish

    Whenever we are going somewhere in open water on our boat we always have a fishing line trolling off the stern. We’re fish eaters so foraging in this ...

    On May 22, 2019 / By
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    Mindbender

    What are the primary currents that makeup the North Atlantic Gyre?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and ...

    On May 22, 2019 / By
  • UP FRONT 0

    Pros and Cons of Guns Onboard

    Dear George, We are 5 years into a circumnavigation from the U.S.A. Presently our boat is in Malaysia.I am a retired journalist who spent much of my life ...

    On May 22, 2019 / By
  • Just Cruising with George Day 0

    Should Cruisers Carry Guns?

    I grew up learning to shoot and have hunted a bit with rifles and shotguns. And we have cruised in some of the world’s least developed areas, countries ...

    On May 15, 2019 / By