Browsing Category Mindbender

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  When you change course from sailing hard on the wind to a broad reach do you move the genoa cars forward or aft? And why?   Send your ...

  On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
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  Where on your sailboat will you find “pucker strings.”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win a ...

  On January 30, 2019 / By George Day
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  In a sailboat’s rigging, which stay do riggers call the “D1”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

  On January 24, 2019 / By George Day
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  What do you call the knot, sounding like a spice, that is often used to tied off fenders to lifelines?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

  On January 16, 2019 / By George Day
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  What is the major and best known current in the circle of ocean currents that makeup the Atlantic Gyre?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be ...

  On January 9, 2019 / By George Day
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  On an old rowing boat, how would you use a “thole pin?”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and ...

  On January 2, 2019 / By George Day
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  On the Winter Solstice this week, which tropic marks the sun’s latitude? Cancer or Capricorn?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

  On December 19, 2018 / By George Day
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  What’s the name of the beach bar and restaurant at The Bight on Norman’s Island, BVI?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from ...

  On December 11, 2018 / By George Day
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  What does “AGM” stand for when talking about AGM batteries?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

  On December 5, 2018 / By George Day
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  Where in a sailboat’s rig will you find a “truck.”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

  On November 20, 2018 / By George Day