"Edgar" wrote in message
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Well, I suppose it is conceivable that there may be some people who never
anchor and never even think they need to anchor so perhaps they carry a
light aluminium anchor and no chain and think that is Ok even for a 38'
boat..
But this side of the pond they would be laughed out of court with a 38'
sailboat so ill equipped and certainly would not be able to get insurance.
But I still think this 'Janet O' Leary' is another troller tho' I gave
'her' the benefit of the doubt by giving some good information in reply to
'her' first post.
But ever since then 'her' posts have always been vague generalised
questions apparently just to get discussions going. If, as 'she' first
said someone is 'giving' her a boat why have we not been told what make
and type so that we can home in on some specific points?.
I am out of this one therefore.
'She' can buy some books and read about the basics therein as far as I am
concerned..



Almost certainly a troll, but an interesting subject nonetheless.

Tackle is important and good tackle and systems are essential. I mostly
day-sail, with a few overnights on the hook, since I mostly teach on my boat
during the summer months. If I'm not teaching, I don't tend to be gone for
more than the weekend or a three-day. If I go offshore on her, I'm either
sailing or going to a specific place rather than coast hop (not many places
to do this safely on the left coast). I have a primary, which is a small
Bruce (no windlass on my 30-footer, but I do have a roller on the teak
sprit). I have a small Danforth in the stern laz as a backup.

If I'm just bouncing around on the bay, then I typically stow the Bruce. If
I'm teaching anything more than the basic stuff, then I leave it on the
roller, tied off, but still pretty quickly deployable. The Danforth is also
pretty easy to get going, but I've never had to do so.

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