Geoff Schultz" geoff"at wrote:

Statments like this make me think that you haven't anchored all that
much.

Well, obviously not as much as someone like yourself but enought to know how
to do it. I'll admit though that I've neve anchored in your part of the
world and things may be different. Putting on the wet suit, the weights,
and diving down to set the anchor isn't very common up here in 60 degree
water.

It was sort of a joke about the tight anchorage. Sometimes you just don't
have a choice but I've watched lots of people try to squeeze into someone
else's swinging room just to save themselves another 50 yards of dinghy
trip.

I'm just trying to make the point (and not actually directed at you who
clearly knows everything that could ever be necessary to know about the
subjet) that avoiding difficulties when you can, planning ahead, and
recognizing that technique is as important as the shape of the anchor will
make it a lot easier and less intimidating for those who are new to it.
Even in Maine where standards are high, about 80% if the boats will just let
it go and then head aft for cocktails.

--
Roger Long

"Roger Long" wrote in
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Geoff Schultz" geoff"at wrote:

I'm just trying to make the point (and not actually directed at you
who clearly knows everything that could ever be necessary to know
about the subjet) that avoiding difficulties when you can, planning
ahead, and recognizing that technique is as important as the shape of
the anchor will make it a lot easier and less intimidating for those
who are new to it. Even in Maine where standards are high, about 80%
if the boats will just let it go and then head aft for cocktails.


I've never implied that I know everything about anchoring. I have dropped
the hook in lots of places with widely varying holding. I just get
concerned with comments that make single-handed anchoring sound easy. As I
said before, it's typically easy in benign situations, but anchoring can be
challenging even when things *should* be going well. I really don't care
if you put your boat on a reef, but I really care if you can't control the
situation and you drag into me or pull up my anchor!

Some people believe everything they read in these forums and I'm just
trying to provide an opposing view. I'm not trying to attack you, so
please accept my appologies if it appears that way.

This year I'm swapping my 45 lb CQR out for a 25 Kg Rocna because I'm
worried about the strong tidal currents in the Bahamas. My experience has
been that CQRs don't reset themselves very well in certain bottoms (such as
sea grass) and based upon conversations that I've had with people who have
Rocnas, the Rocnas do a much better job. I want to keep up my record of
only having dragged a handful of times and sleeping soundly at night is
important to me!

-- Geoff

"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
...
I've never implied that I know everything about anchoring. I have dropped
the hook in lots of places with widely varying holding. I just get
concerned with comments that make single-handed anchoring sound easy. As
I
said before, it's typically easy in benign situations, but anchoring can
be
challenging even when things *should* be going well. I really don't care
if you put your boat on a reef, but I really care if you can't control the
situation and you drag into me or pull up my anchor!

Some people believe everything they read in these forums and I'm just
trying to provide an opposing view. I'm not trying to attack you, so
please accept my appologies if it appears that way.

This year I'm swapping my 45 lb CQR out for a 25 Kg Rocna because I'm
worried about the strong tidal currents in the Bahamas. My experience has
been that CQRs don't reset themselves very well in certain bottoms (such
as
sea grass) and based upon conversations that I've had with people who have
Rocnas, the Rocnas do a much better job. I want to keep up my record of
only having dragged a handful of times and sleeping soundly at night is
important to me!

-- Geoff

Geoff

Thanks for that recommendation. I just replaced my Bruce with a 15kg Rocna.
:-)

I'll probably keep the Bruce in the lazarette, in case I ever need a fourth
anchor, but it just lost out as my "go-to" anchor. It was already in danger
of losing out to my Delta, but now it's official.

At the bottom .. bottom posting ...
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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Geoff Schultz" geoff"at wrote:

Statments like this make me think that you haven't anchored all that
much.

Well, obviously not as much as someone like yourself but enought to know
how to do it. I'll admit though that I've neve anchored in your part of
the world and things may be different. Putting on the wet suit, the
weights, and diving down to set the anchor isn't very common up here in 60
degree water.

It was sort of a joke about the tight anchorage. Sometimes you just don't
have a choice but I've watched lots of people try to squeeze into someone
else's swinging room just to save themselves another 50 yards of dinghy
trip.

I'm just trying to make the point (and not actually directed at you who
clearly knows everything that could ever be necessary to know about the
subjet) that avoiding difficulties when you can, planning ahead, and
recognizing that technique is as important as the shape of the anchor will
make it a lot easier and less intimidating for those who are new to it.
Even in Maine where standards are high, about 80% if the boats will just
let it go and then head aft for cocktails.

--
Roger Long
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Roger ,, I anchored all last summer. Not because I wanted to; had no home.
When you are a homeless sailor, anchoring becomes the same as picking up the
mooring.

Since I sail alone .. I would plan ahead. No scary anchorages for me. I
only want to drop the hook into quick sand. Or mud.

The picking up .. now that is the hard part. I have no anchor windless, so
I go forward and start pulling, and pulling and pulling.

The nervous part is when the anchor lets go,, you can feel it in the hands.
That is when I put it in high anchor gear. Get er done.

So far I have been lucky.

"Roger Long" wrote in news:45d88955$0$5792
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60 degree
water.


Which day in August does it get that warm??

Larry
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