In a new anchorage, I like to circle my spot to check for swing room. When anchoring off a beach, I go in close until I see minimum depth the make a hard U-turn. The hard turn leaves a swirl in the water. I move offshore using the swirl as a mark. Once I'm the desired distance from the swirl, I drop the hook.
In a crowded anchorage, I mark my rode. I have a large orange round bumper with 3-4 feet of line and a spring hook. Once anchored, I clip it to the rode and throw it out. Some boats mark the anchor. I prefer to mark the rode. I had a party barge straddle the buoy once. There's no cure for stupid. Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 25, 2013, at 9:44 AM, "David Risch " <davidrisc...@msn.com> wrote: > Coupla more items; > > -First in time, first in right. If not sure is you are too close ask. > > -Conversely do not be afraid to speak up about a boat anchoring too close > after you are set. > > -Feel the road under pressure (reverse). You can feel an anchor dragging. > > -plot a course out of anchorage in case of midnight exitm > > -as in all things sailing if the situation (weather, other boats, holding > ground) does not feel right, change strategies during daylight instead of > during a melee in the wee hours of the morning. > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 cell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:28:51 > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Toronto to the Thousand Islands - Anchoring tips > > > There is a major problem with relying on most anchor alarms. If you have 100 > feet of rode out and set the alarm for 100-150 feet, the alarm will give many > false positives all night long as you swing around. If you have 100 feet out > and set it to 200 feet to allow for a full circle, you may drag 100 feet > without the alarm sounding. The only anchor alarms worth a damn are ones that > allow you to draw a picture of a ring around your targeted area, and if you > go outside of that ring, it goes off, but ignores any movements within that > boundary. > > There really is no substitute for waking up periodically, and making sure > everything is okay. Being abruptly woken by an alarm, real or false, is not > conducive to clear assesment of the actual situation. > > A kellet adds a lot of security, and peace of mind for very minimal effort. > > Bill Bina > > > There are a number of apps for smartphones that will alert you if you are > dragging anchor. Drag Queen wins for its name alone! > > > I'm a relative novice when it comes to anchoring, but I learned quickly that > its not enough to drop the hook and pay out the line. You need to set the > anchor by tying off the line and backing down fairly hard to be sure it is > set. > > > Joel > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net > <mailto:billb...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the > C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com > <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
