Browsing Tag Mindbender

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  What is the threaded fitting called that attaches the lower end of a shroud or stay to a chainplate? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue ...

  On March 12, 2015 / By Administrator
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  A navigational beacon that has its light covered at regular intervals is called what? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at ...

  On March 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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  When a boat is hauled out of the water, what are the supports called that are placed under and against the hull? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who ...

  On February 26, 2015 / By Administrator
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  What does three blasts from a ship’s horn tell us about which way it is intending to move? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water ...

  On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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  What are the doors called at the entrance to the companionway steps from the cockpit? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected ...

  On February 11, 2015 / By Administrator
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  A V-shaped structure extending from a sailboat’s stern to hold the backstay is called what?    Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be ...

  On February 5, 2015 / By Administrator
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  What does SOLAS stand for?  Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Thanks to last week’s Mindbender ...

  On January 29, 2015 / By Administrator
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  To make a distress call on your VHF using the DSC function, what channel would you use?  Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will ...

  On January 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Using two fixed objects to take a bearing is called what? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the ...

  On January 14, 2015 / By Administrator
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  What keeps the boom and mainsail from swinging across the boat in the event of an accidental jibe? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water ...

  On January 7, 2015 / By Administrator