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    Where on your bat are you likely to find a hockle?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On January 3, 2022 / By
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    What are GRIB files and how do you use them?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win ...

    On December 13, 2021 / By
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    In puffy upwind sailing conditions, when you ease the main traveler to leeward without easing the main sheet, what are you doing to the mainsail and why?   ...

    On December 7, 2021 / By
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    In the design of a sailboat, where would you find the center of lateral resistance?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the ...

    On November 30, 2021 / By
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    What useful marine reference book has been published every year since 1767?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and ...

    On November 15, 2021 / By
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    On what famous cruising destination would you find Faa’a International Airport?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On November 8, 2021 / By
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    What essential weather information can you glean from a 500-millibar weather map?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and ...

    On November 2, 2021 / By
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    What’s a gollywobler and how would you use one?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On October 26, 2021 / By
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    Where on a marine diesel engine are you likely to find sacrificial zincs?   Send you answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers ...

    On October 18, 2021 / By
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    How does a water maker convert salty or impure water into to potable fresh water?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from ...

    On October 12, 2021 / By