Good references... thanks

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
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For your conditions you probably don't have to dwell too much on this, but
your students
may be sailing other environments someday.

I've been a fan of the Double Anchor - two off the bow at roughly a 45
degree angle. My
primary is a Delta, and when there's a need, I'll also use a Fortress.
The "need" arises
in soft mud, where the Delta can do the "slow drag," or in tight quarters
where you need
to limit swing, or when the wind picks up and you need that extra
security.

The two anchors complement each other - the Delta has a lot of chain and
is very unlikely
to release even if it drags a bit, while the Fortress does well with
minimal chain, and
can be set quickly with a tug. It can be rowed, or even swum out if its
not feasible to
deploy from deck. Its flaw is that it can completely release and fail to
reset, but that
is unlikely in the double anchor setup.

For this setup you might check out Chuck Kantor's latest book - I was
pleased to see he
likes the same setup I've used for years. And you should definitely have
Hinz's book,
which does a pretty good job of backing up the art with science.



"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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I'm in the process of getting a class together for some
of the more experienced students. One of the questions
that seems to come up from time to time is how to
anchor on the bay.

Anchoring out here is pretty simple, since bay mud is
pretty sticky. Assuming you even get close to the right
scope, it hardly ever a problem (with some caveats about
distance to shore and the occasional rock outcroping).
However, several people are interested in learning about
other anchoring techniques. The two that seem to come
up the most are two bow anchors and mooring-ball-bow/stern
anchor.

Up until now, we teach single bow (on the water of course)
and mention the other two, with a reference to more info in
the book. But, I'm wondering if I should go into more detail
(in the classroom, since there are more important things to
do on the water).

What do you use?

What do you think is important, given the conditions I
described?