Browsing Category Mindbender

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    We have a guest Mindbender from Dana Dupar who wants to find out what symbols on her chart stand for.   “I have a question for Mindbender, as ...

    On May 24, 2018 / By
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    What is the “dog watch.”   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   Congratulations to Robert Van Eck ...

    On May 17, 2018 / By
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    In your marine plumbing, what is a “joker” valve and where do you find one?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will ...

    On May 10, 2018 / By
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    In navigation what do you call the point on a chart created by the intersection of two or more lines of position or  bearings?   Send your answer ...

    On May 2, 2018 / By
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    Mindbender

    What is a “Monkey’s Fist” and when do you use one?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. ...

    On April 24, 2018 / By
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    Where will you find the International Date Line?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   Congratulation to ...

    On April 18, 2018 / By
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    Where in the world is the Sargasso Sea?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   The winner ...

    On April 12, 2018 / By
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    If it is 1200 GMT and you are positioned 60 degrees west of the Prime Meridian, what’s your local time?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected ...

    On April 5, 2018 / By
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    In Morse Code what does   . . .  _ _ _  . . .  stand for?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, ...

    On March 28, 2018 / By
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    In taking bearings while coastal piloting, what are you calculating when you “double the angle on the bow?”   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from ...

    On March 21, 2018 / By