I would suggest that if you have little or no experience anchoring, you
go out and practice a little somewhere near home when you are not tired
and the sun is shining. It isn't rocket science, but now is the time to
get familiar with it, rather than at the end of a long day in a strange
harbor. Someone who has anchored 5 or 10 times knows about 1000 times
more than someone who has read instructions. You may discover small
details that only apply to YOUR equipment. Do you need a bungee cord
kept in the anchor locker to hold the lid open while you work? Are you
ready with a full bucket of water when you retrieve a chain and anchor
coated with sticky mud? I have a plastic scrub bucket with about 10
feet of line tied to the handle, so I can toss it over the side to fill
it up, and quickly refill it as needed. I also carry a kellet, and I
never go to sleep without deploying it. I also hit the MOB on my GPS
precisely when the anchor gets dropped to the bottom, and never turn it
off. As the boat swings at anchor, I can tell at a glance if I remain
the same distance relative to where the anchor lies. It slowly draws a
welcome smile on the screen.
Bill Bina
On 7/25/2013 9:10 AM, Stevan Plavsa wrote:
Hi All,
This will be my first real cruise and I was hoping for some pointers
from other Lake Ontario sailors. I'm looking for tips on places to
anchor along the way and clubs to stay at, places to avoid, things to
be aware of. We've only done overnights at other clubs thus far. We do
have the ports cruising guide.
A friend just loaned me a set of paper charts that will cover the
entire cruise for which I'm very grateful (lots of charts! $$$) but
they are out of date, not sure how much of a big deal that is, he
didn't seem to think it was a big deal at all.
We have two anchors, a big CQR and a smaller delta, 50 feet of chain
and another 150 of rode. Haven't ever spent a night on the hook either
so any gotchas on that topic would be handy as well. I have a few
books that I've studied so I understand these things in principle ..
no better way to learn than by doing so we're going for it. August 10
to 26 is the time we have booked off which means that we're starting
this thing during the Perseid Meteor shower .. I really want to do on
an overnight passage with my girlfriend, say from Toronto to Cobourg
or something like that so that we can enjoy the meteor shower out on
the lake. I'm a sucker for that annual meteor shower and haven't
gotten to enjoy it in years. I know enough to avoid the shipping lanes
other than that an overnight on the lake seems pretty straightforward.
Any thoughts and recommendations are much welcome.
Thanks,
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
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