Browsing Category Mindbender

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  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 George Day
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  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 George Day
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  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 George Day
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  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 George Day
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  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 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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  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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  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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  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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  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