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    At what wind speed do you begin to see regular white caps on top of waves?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

    On January 28, 2020 / By
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    Who is the author of the seminal book on navigation and seamanship The American Practical Navigator?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

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    What is the Primer Meridian and what famous town does it run through?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct ...

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    What is a sailboat’s limit of positive stability?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On January 8, 2020 / By
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    In a diesel fuel tank aboard your boat, what causes diesel algae or bacteria to bloom?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

    On December 17, 2019 / By
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    In the term “Dead Reckoning” what does “Dead” stand for?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On December 10, 2019 / By
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    What is AMVER and who participates in the system?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

    On December 3, 2019 / By
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    With tropical storm Sebastion forming in the North Atlantic very late in the year, what is the official last day of the North Atlantic hurricane season?   Send ...

    On November 20, 2019 / By
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    On some ketches and yawls, what do you call the stay that runs from the top of the main mast to the top of the mizzen?   Send ...

    On November 13, 2019 / By
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    Where on a sailboat would you find a “Pig Stick?”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On November 5, 2019 / By