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    What is the wind range for a NOAA designated gale?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win ...

    On November 1, 2022 / By
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    What is generally considered the strongest flexible adhesive used to permanently mount deck gear on a boat?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn ...

    On October 23, 2022 / By
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    Where on a sailboat would you find a broad-seam?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On October 17, 2022 / By
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    Who invented the system if latitude and longitude we use for determining our position on the planet?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn ...

    On October 11, 2022 / By
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    In the aftermath of  hurricane Ian, how many category 4 hurricanes have struck Florida since the start of record keeping in 1851?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. ...

    On October 4, 2022 / By
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    What is the range of an AIS signal between two vessels in open water?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct ...

    On September 25, 2022 / By
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    When you hear a ship blow its horn in five short bursts, what are they signaling?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from ...

    On September 20, 2022 / By
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    Where do you find the Great Pacific Garbage Patches?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will win a ...

    On September 12, 2022 / By
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    What is the radio call (VHF) used to alert others of your intentions or position when operating your vessel in restricted visibility and /or a restricted channel?   ...

    On September 6, 2022 / By
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    On a weather map, what does the symbol pictured stand for?   Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be drawn from the correct answers and will ...

    On August 30, 2022 / By