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Where is this mystery cruising spot? Hint: Check out the March issue of BWS on newsstands now. Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct … Continue reading
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How do you measure mainsail twist? Hint: Check out the February issue of BWS. Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to … Continue reading
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Where did Geographic Harbor get its name from? Hint: Pick up a copy of the February issue of BWS. Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from … Continue reading
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Where in the world will you find Vava’u? Hint: Pick up a copy of the February issue of BWS. Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from … Continue reading
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In the nautical world, what’s the origin of the phrase “devil to pay”? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Jill … Continue reading
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When Laura Dekker arrives in Saint Maarten sometime in the next week, she will become the youngest solo sailor to circumnavigate the world. From whom will she be taking the title? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will … Continue reading
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Where is this mystery cruising spot sent in to us by Chad Carvey? Hint: It is accessed via the Pacific Ocean and was once home to the World’s Fair. Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a … Continue reading
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Where is this mystery cruising spot? Hint: Check out the January issue of BWS. Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to … Continue reading
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Where is this mystery cruising spot? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Sioux McLaughlin-Strebin, who correctly identified Admiral Vernon as … Continue reading
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Who is the admiral that created the practice of diluting the sailors’ daily rum ration in the 1700s, which became known as Grog? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be … Continue reading
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In what year was the first J Class yacht commissioned? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Wayne Altizer of Surfside … Continue reading
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Where is the “world’s most isolated settlement,” which also happened to get a visit from some of the world’s best sailors recently? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected … Continue reading
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What was the original destination of The Mayflower? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Jennifer Spring of Newport, RI who … Continue reading
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Where is this mystery cruising spot? Hint: Check out the December issue of BWS, on newsstands now. Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct … Continue reading
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Where is Toondah Harbor? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Dave Duncan, who correctly identified the meaning of last week’s … Continue reading
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What does the following signal flag combination indicate? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Kevin Harrison, s/v Kia Ora, of … Continue reading
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What year had the most named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin (including subtropical storms)? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations … Continue reading
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What is the name of this knot? Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Joe Kelley, who correctly identified last week’s … Continue reading
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Where is this mystery port? Hint: Check out the October issue of BWS. Send your answers to comments@cruisingcompass.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from the correct answers. Congratulations to Melanie … Continue reading
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If a bridge clearance is listed at 50 feet and the tide at the moment is two feet, with a mean high tide of eight feet for that region, what it your actual clearance? Hint: Check out the October issue … Continue reading
