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    What do you call a high cut head sail that flies on the head stay forward of a jib or staysail?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected ...

    On January 3, 2018 / By
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    On an anchor line, what is the “bitter end?”   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   Congratulations ...

    On December 20, 2017 / By
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    In the term “dead reckoning” what does “dead” really stand for?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. ...

    On December 6, 2017 / By
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    What is the process that watermakers or desalinators use to turn salt water into fresh water?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, ...

    On November 29, 2017 / By
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    On a yacht or ship’s steering wheel, what is the “king spoke”.   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water ...

    On November 15, 2017 / By
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    Who made the first solo sailing circumnavigation?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   The winner of ...

    On November 8, 2017 / By
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    When do you use a knot known as the sheepshank?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   ...

    On November 1, 2017 / By
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    When you sail westward across the International Date Line in the Mid-Pacific Ocean, do you gain a day or lose a day?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The ...

    On October 25, 2017 / By
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    Where do you find the Tropic of Cancer?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.   Congratulation to ...

    On October 18, 2017 / By
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    What do you call the decorative stripe that runs the length of your boat, just below the toe rail?   Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly ...

    On October 11, 2017 / By