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    What is the law in navigation that states “in the Northern Hemisphere, when you stand with your back to the wind, a low pressure area will be on ...

    On August 15, 2018 / By
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    On a Mercator Projection chart, does a great circle course across an ocean curve away from the pole or toward the pole?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. ...

    On August 8, 2018 / By
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    It’s hurricane season, what wind speed is required to designate a storm as a hurricane?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will ...

    On June 14, 2018 / By
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    When using dividers to measure distance on a nautical chart with no distance scale, do you use degrees of latitude or degrees of longitude as your scale?   ...

    On June 6, 2018 / By
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    What are you doing when you tack a sailboat with a jib or genoa without releasing the jib sheet so the sail backs on the windward side?   ...

    On May 30, 2018 / By
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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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    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