How many points are there on a traditional compass rose and how many degrees are in each single point?
Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.
Many thanks to the many readers who sent in answers to last week’s question on williwaws. The winner this week is John Dixon, Graniteville, South Carolina who emailed. “A williwaw is a term to describe a sudden blast of wind that moves down a coastal mountain. British sailors in the 19th century used this turn to describe these sudden blasts of cold wind.”