Browsing All Posts By George Day

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  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 George Day
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  Does a windvane self-steering device respond to the “true” or “apparent” wind as it steers a sailboat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...

  On May 15, 2019 / By George Day
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  Days at Sea

  I don’t know about you, but there are times in this busy, highly connected information age we live in, that I get the sense that we are collectively ...

  On May 8, 2019 / By George Day
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  Mindbender

  What do you do when you “box a compass?”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

  On May 8, 2019 / By George Day
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  You Could Win a Brand New Excess Catamaran from Beneteau

  I am just back from the huge multihull show in the south of France, where I had a chance to catch up on all that is new and ...

  On May 1, 2019 / By George Day
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  When you see high level cirrus clouds in the sky, what weather change can you expect?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

  On May 1, 2019 / By George Day
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  A Bevy of Multihulls on Display in France

  The largest multihull (“multicoque” in French) boat show in Europe if not the the world got underway yesterday, Wednesday April 24, in the Marina at the resort community ...

  On April 24, 2019 / By George Day
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  In the Northern Hemisphere, which direction does a low-pressure system spin, clockwise or counter-clockwise?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

  On April 24, 2019 / By George Day
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  Should Sailors Be Certified?

  Other than attending a summer sailing program when I was 10 and 11, I have never been to a sailing school or taken courses for any sort of ...

  On April 10, 2019 / By George Day
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  Where on a sailboat will you find a capstan sitting next to a gypsy?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

  On April 10, 2019 / By George Day