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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
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    What rigging items do you use to support a staysail stay or inner fore stay in a cutter rig?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will ...

    On May 29, 2019 / By
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    What are the primary currents that makeup the North Atlantic Gyre?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and ...

    On May 22, 2019 / By
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    Does a windvane self-steering device respond to the “true” or “apparent” wind as it steers a sailboat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected ...

    On May 15, 2019 / By
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    What do you do when you “box a compass?”   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

    On May 8, 2019 / By
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    When you see high level cirrus clouds in the sky, what weather change can you expect?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly ...

    On May 1, 2019 / By