"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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In article .com,
" wrote:

I have a 27' Albin Vega which presently has the working anchor located
properly on the bow.

I am looking for comments regarding installing the working anchor on
the stern for better access during shorthanded sailing.

Single-handed anchoring is zero problem. Though my Admiral is on board
most times, I generally single-hand.

Stop the boat or nearly. Amble to the bow. Pay out the anchor as the
boat drifts back. Set the anchor by hand and pay out a bit more. Amble
back to the stern and hit reverse lightly to confirm the set. Turn the
engine off. Have a sundowner. Turn the engine on again in reverse, amble
to the bow and examine the relative scope and adjust as necessary. Amble
back to the controls. Increase the reverse thrust if you expect
nighttime pyrotechnics. Otherwise, just enjoy the sunset.

Really, recognizing that any one of those steps causes dragging isn't
rocket science. The major problem I see in anchoring is impatience.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages:

This ambling is all fine until you try anchoring by yourself in a crowded
anchorage with 20+ knots of wind.

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:42:30 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:


This ambling is all fine until you try anchoring by yourself in a crowded
anchorage with 20+ knots of wind.


Maybe you should go around the point to the next anchorage if it's
blowing 20knt in this one. I like my anchorages under 15 at least when
I get there. If it's blowing 20, I feel safer on the water.

Jeannette
Bristol32
S/V 'Con Te Partiro'
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

"Jeannette" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:42:30 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:


This ambling is all fine until you try anchoring by yourself in a crowded
anchorage with 20+ knots of wind.


Maybe you should go around the point to the next anchorage if it's
blowing 20knt in this one. I like my anchorages under 15 at least when
I get there. If it's blowing 20, I feel safer on the water.

Jeannette
Bristol32
S/V 'Con Te Partiro'
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

In good holding ground with proper tackle and with the right sea
conditions/wind direction (e.g., not on a lee shore) anchoring with 20 kts.
is not big deal at all.

Alan Gomes

"Gordon Wedman" writes:


This ambling is all fine until you try anchoring by yourself in a crowded
anchorage with 20+ knots of wind.



There is more time than you think, even in 20+. I've picked up
moorings single handed in that much wind - you just have to put the
boat in the right place and be ready. Anchoring is more forgiving.
And in bad conditions, you have picked a spot with enough room I hope.

(Caveat - I'm a sailer. I have no knowledge of how power boats behave
under those conditions. On the other hand, it appears that these days
every power boat more than 15 feet long has a power windlass
controlled from the helm :-)
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On 13 Jun 2006 19:43:57 -0400, Marc Auslander
wrote:

On the other hand, it appears that these days
every power boat more than 15 feet long has a power windlass
controlled from the helm :-)

Darn right, and if I ever own another sail boat it will have the same.

There is no substitute for weight if you want an anchor that sets
quickly and reliably, and if you believe that, you will need a
windlass.