On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:51:23 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 07:06:09 +0700, wrote:

It might be interesting to consider that in more than ten years of
active cruising among a group of sailors who, to a great extent,
sailed at least 500 miles, and more frequently further, just to get
here, I have never, let me repeat that NEVER, seen anyone use the so
called "Bahamas-style" of two anchors. Never! And, I might add, that
in 20 years of observing the Bugis sailors, perhaps the last group to
have used commercial sailing ships, I never saw them using a two
anchor mooring.

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There's an old saying that two anchors are no substitute for a single
good one.


There are lots of old sayings that are little more than
another anachronism.

The fact is if you don't want your boat tacking around
at anchor the best way to keep it from doing so is to
cause it to lie to two anchors. One anchor in simply
inadequate as the vessel will continue to tack around
even on a chain rode.

Personally, I'd rather lie with the bow directly to
the wind. There are several reasons:

1) halyards don't slap during the extremes of the swing,

2) windscoops work perfectly and don't flutter or collapse,

3) bow stays pointed directly into wind-generated waves
and ventilation through the house is facilitated and
available each and every minute.

4) chaffing is minimized

5) directional antennas stay directed

6) scrunching, grunching, jerking and snatching are
non existent and that most ridiculous and unseamanlike
of all devices - the anchor *snubber* - is eliminated.

So, you wannabes just go ahead and continue to use your
all-chain rodes as you will be the only ones suffering the
adverse consequences (ignorance penalty).

--
Sir Gregory