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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
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    In the Northern Hemisphere, which direction does a low-pressure system spin, clockwise or counter-clockwise?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

    On April 24, 2019 / By
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    Where on a sailboat will you find a capstan sitting next to a gypsy?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the ...

    On April 10, 2019 / By
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    What’s a “sou’wester” and when would you use it?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers and will win ...

    On April 3, 2019 / By
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    In a lunar eclipse, is the moon between the sun and earth or is earth between the sun and the moon?

    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 the digital version of Blue Water ...

    On April 1, 2019 / By
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    In sailboat design, what does a design’s sail-area-to-displacement ratio tell you about the boat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct ...

    On March 20, 2019 / By
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    In the Northern night sky, in what constellation will you find the primary “pointer stars” to the North Star?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be ...

    On March 13, 2019 / By