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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
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    What are the wind conditions and wind-speed range when your hear the weather forecast call for Force 10?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be ...

    On October 29, 2019 / By
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    Where on a cruising boat would you find something made of hypalon?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers ...

    On October 22, 2019 / By
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    At night, when you see a tugboat hauling a barge behind and showing running lights and three vertical white lights on the mast, what do you know about ...

    On October 15, 2019 / By
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    In the Northern Hemisphere, do high pressure systems rotate in a clockwise of counterclockwise direction?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from ...

    On October 8, 2019 / By
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    What on board instrument can deliver data measured in hectopascals?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will ...

    On October 2, 2019 / By