If the wind is really light, you're probably just sitting to the anchor chain. Before I
switched to the "anchor smarter, not heavier" philosophy, I used 90 feet of chain; it took
a significant wind to stretch that out. A problem with this is that everyone else would
move 150 feet with a wind shift, while we moved 20 feet.

In the Chesapeake soft mud is the typical bottom, and the shores are relatively benign, so
the Danforth is probably the best anchor. But in a harsher environment I wouldn't trust
the Danforth to handle major shifts. I've had too many occurrences of a Danforth or
Fortress totally releasing and failing to reset. I use a Delta, with a Fortress as a
lunch hook or second anchor.


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
The other night, NOAA was predicting 'light & variable winds'. When I
anchored it was blowing (barely) E. by the time I got the grill going it
was NE. Till I finished my steak it was N. wind. By dessert it was Westerly.
It went like that all night, every time I woke to check I was pointed
different. The wind was light enough that the anchor (Danforth, 15' 3/8''
chain) didn't drag.
How would you anchor in this?


--
Scotty
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA