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    When do you use a knot called the sheet bend? Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On August 4, 2023 / By
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    When do you use a knot called the sheet bend?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win ...

    On August 2, 2023 / By
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    Sailboat designs use several ratios to determine a designs likely performance. What does a design’s sail area-to-diplacement ratio indicate?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

    On July 26, 2023 / By
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    Where on your boat will you find a gas named R134a?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On July 10, 2023 / By
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    In the Northern Hemisphere, what direction does the wind flow around a high pressure system?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the ...

    On July 5, 2023 / By
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    What do the letters VMG stand for and what does it mean?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and ...

    On June 27, 2023 / By
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    At what angle, in most cases, should an in-boom furling mainsail boom be set up relative to the mast?     Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner ...

    On June 19, 2023 / By
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    Where on a classic sailing vessel will you find a “peak”?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On June 13, 2023 / By
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    What does it mean when you say a ship is “hull down?”   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and ...

    On June 6, 2023 / By
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    In a sailboat’s steering system, where would you find key ways?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On May 30, 2023 / By