"Jeff" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

I double anchor (with two forward) fairly frequently, but have never had a
problem fouling, probably because its so easy to predict where you're
going to end up.


I've only used moorings, single anchor off the bow, and bow and stern
anchoring. I've practiced the other options you've offered, but never
used them.

This thread is going to force me to grab my Annapolis Book of Seamanship
and review the anchoring chapter!

If you really want to learn, get the book by Hinz. And talk to people who
have used a variety of techniques.

If I really want to learn, I need to win the lottery, quit my job, get a new
wife, and send my kids off to college, so that I can spend more time, lots
more time, on the water!

Right now, my sailing, that requires anchoring, is limited to Catalina
Island (bow and stern) and Isla Coronado (single bow).

Bryan

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Bryan wrote:
If I really want to learn, I need to win the lottery, quit my job, get a new
wife, and send my kids off to college, so that I can spend more time, lots
more time, on the water!

Can't be that bad... you can get to Catalina... nice place.

Right now, my sailing, that requires anchoring, is limited to Catalina
Island (bow and stern) and Isla Coronado (single bow).



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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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In article ,
Bryan wrote:
If I really want to learn, I need to win the lottery, quit my job, get a
new
wife, and send my kids off to college, so that I can spend more time, lots
more time, on the water!

Can't be that bad... you can get to Catalina... nice place.

Right now, my sailing, that requires anchoring, is limited to Catalina
Island (bow and stern) and Isla Coronado (single bow).



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Once a year. What a great destination if done right. It's my favorite
getaway. Don't tell anybody; I want to keep Catalina a secret. My next
challenge is to get there in an 18 foot runabout instead of my usual 30 to
40 foot sailboat.

Bryan

In article ,
Bryan wrote:
Right now, my sailing, that requires anchoring, is limited to Catalina
Island (bow and stern) and Isla Coronado (single bow).



Once a year. What a great destination if done right. It's my favorite
getaway. Don't tell anybody; I want to keep Catalina a secret. My next
challenge is to get there in an 18 foot runabout instead of my usual 30 to
40 foot sailboat.

Bryan

Where do you start from? I've sailed out of Long Beach and Dana Point,
but we never did the crossing.



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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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In article ,
Bryan wrote:
Right now, my sailing, that requires anchoring, is limited to Catalina
Island (bow and stern) and Isla Coronado (single bow).



Once a year. What a great destination if done right. It's my favorite
getaway. Don't tell anybody; I want to keep Catalina a secret. My next
challenge is to get there in an 18 foot runabout instead of the usual 30
to
40 foot sailboat.

Bryan

Where do you start from? I've sailed out of Long Beach and Dana Point,
but we never did the crossing.

I've sailed out of Long Beach and Marina Del Rey in the sailboats.

When I try the crossing in the runabout I'll either leave from the Long
Beach ramp or the one next to Seal Beach. Although I'll sail to Catalina in
any conditions found in the summer, I will avoid sailing there during a
Santa Ana condition. With the runabout I'll cancel my Catalina plans and
head for a lake if the conditions aren't perfect.

What do you sail? Email me (there's only one real dot in my address) if you
want my personal favorite Catalina itinerary.

Bryan

In article ,
Bryan wrote:
I've sailed out of Long Beach and Marina Del Rey in the sailboats.

When I try the crossing in the runabout I'll either leave from the Long
Beach ramp or the one next to Seal Beach. Although I'll sail to Catalina in
any conditions found in the summer, I will avoid sailing there during a
Santa Ana condition. With the runabout I'll cancel my Catalina plans and
head for a lake if the conditions aren't perfect.

What do you sail? Email me (there's only one real dot in my address) if you
want my personal favorite Catalina itinerary.

I haven't done much sailing in So. Cal., since I left school in
SD. Why not in Santa Anas? Is the issue beating back or the sea state?

At the moment, I sail (mostly) on a Yamaha 30 out of Sausalito
(school's boat). I also sail Holder 20s on a lake from time to
time. Currently, boatless, but contemplating several in the 35-foot
range.

Email on the way...

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