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    Why did Joshua Slocum carry carpet tacks  aboard Spray during his famous solo circumnavigation?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

    On August 21, 2019 / By
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    When a collision is imminent between a sailboat and a powerboat, when does the sailboat not have the right of way?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A ...

    On August 13, 2019 / By
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    What are you calculating when you take the square root a sailboat’s waterline length and multiply it by 1.34?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

    On August 7, 2019 / By
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    On a performance sailboat, what is a “turtle” used for?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On July 31, 2019 / By
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    Where in an anchored vessel will you find “catenary”?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

    On July 24, 2019 / By
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    What day of the week do traditionalists consider a bad day to start a long offshore voyage?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...

    On July 17, 2019 / By
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    Where on a sailboat would you find a gudgeon (not the fish, the metal piece of hardware)?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...

    On June 26, 2019 / By
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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
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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
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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