I've never had great success with GPS alarms. If it's rough enough for me to
be concerned, we do an anchor watch, sometimes a continuous one.

Recently we anchored on the lee of Angel Isl. for the night. The bottom is
exceptional there for holding, and the wind tends to mellow at night.
Beautiful evening, slept greatly. I happened to wake up about 4:30 just
before dawn. Came up on deck, everything was perfect, just where we left it,
the bay was like glass and the sky dark but getting lighter. A tanker was
slowly making it's way down the channel toward Richmond, causing gentle
swells as she passed. Since this isn't a designated anchorage, we had the
light on of course.

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:50:40 -0700, "Capt. JG"
scribbled thusly:

You don't need an anchor light in a designated anchorage, although it's a
good idea.

You don't need someone on watch if you're confident of your anchoring and
conditions are mellow. Otherwise, you need to have an anchor watch,
typically every 1/2 hour or hour or perhaps all the time, depending on the
conditions.

Nope, you need an anchor watch on GPS and sounder.
If it's bumpy, you'll wake often enough to keep safe.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.