petersto
Well-Known Member
Whilst on passage between Dale and Barry I called into Oxwich for the night. As you are aware we drop the hook at high water or there abouts. I have done this half a dozen times before however this time it was to be different. At 0500hrs when it was low water and time to leave, my anchor would not come up, obviously fouled, after a lot of effort a black object surfaced but I couldnt make out what it was in the dark, so had to wait for the afternoon low water. At low water what surfaced was an old mooring bouy covered in mussels and obviously only visible at low water springs on diving down my anchor was obviously well and truly wrapped up and beyond my efforts. To cut a long story short I have now recovered my anchor on the third attempt, with help from a diver from our club on the second attempt who managed a partial release but its been a right pain. To those who are intertested the bouy is situated half way between the two boats that are nearest the beach one is all yellow and a sort of speed boat and the other is a blue hulled fishing boat. When I arrived for the third and successful attempt a yacht was actually in the very position I had been however as luck would have it he wasnt fouled but his relief was obvious.
