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KLC Lewis KLC Lewis is offline
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Default anchoring from the cockpit?


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PhantMan wrote:
.... and/or
possibly "setting" the anchor in the wrong direction?


"KLC Lewis" wrote:
until it reached the preset scope,
eventually digging in and swinging the boat around.


Oh! I see (said the blind man).
Soooo... he would do his approach from UPwind?
(no wonder it would scare the beejebees outta everybody)

Rick


Who could tell? His theory was that regardless of where the wind was coming
from, the inertia of the boat would set the anchor and everything would sort
itself out when the boat came to a stop. I anchored out with him a few
times, same technique each and every time. He had something of a
self-destructive streak, and died under questionable circumstances.