Chrissie
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I have, rough weather and a larger boat had come and plonked itself in front of me, my sixth sense told me he would drag, and he did, hed put his anchor through a lobster cage.
Anchor Watch - who bothers
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dylanwinter
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it was very windy but...
it was very windy but its essex mud and a simple spade anchor
Essex mud always digs, never lets go with a drag and always releases the anchor when pulled vertically
oh yes...
and its lovely stuff to run into
the boat slowly stops
it does go down a long way though
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/2010-video-logs/mud/
it is lovely light reflecting beautiful stuff
the birdlife is brilliant
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/2009-season/20000-miles-of-coastline/
Dylan
it was very windy but its essex mud and a simple spade anchor
Essex mud always digs, never lets go with a drag and always releases the anchor when pulled vertically
oh yes...
and its lovely stuff to run into
the boat slowly stops
it does go down a long way though
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/2010-video-logs/mud/
it is lovely light reflecting beautiful stuff
the birdlife is brilliant
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/2009-season/20000-miles-of-coastline/
Dylan
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chinita
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Cue another one of those tired old cliches:
'the chain aint doin no good in the locker.........'
'the chain aint doin no good in the locker.........'
Seajet
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Essex mud never always digs
I'm glad we got that straight - clear as mud ?!
I'm glad we got that straight - clear as mud ?!
prv
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Me too, generally a sketch of transits ashore rather than numeric bearings. You do have to have an appreciation for what will be visible at night though - the first time I did it I had a lovely transit of a small shed and an isolated tree, both of which had disappeared into the darkness by the time I got up for a pee and decided to check we hadn't moved
That was in a well-sheltered creek with good holding, and my anchor is large for the size of the boat, so I wasn't actually worried.
Pete
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vyv_cox
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Your tired old cliche is a golden rule. On several occasions in the past few years I have needed to advise skippers of dragging boats that they needed more scope. One genuinely believed that if he was in 5 metres of water he needed 5 metres of chain to be out.
As I said when this topic first came up on another thread, my wife is the only anchor alarm I need. She sleeps very lightly or not at all when it's blowing and generally foul. We even carry an umbrella on board so that she can shelter beneath it in the cockpit, behind the sprayhood. I have joined her on a couple of occasions, most memorably in New Grimsby Sound, where there is no bare sand and the weed is a minimum of 2 metres long. Wind easterly force 8, non-stop for three days. Surrounded by French boats that used the 'drop anchor, lower all chain on top of it, go back to bed' technique.
Mark-1
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I've done that!
It was a lunch stop so we just slung a little bit of ground tackle over the side. No wind so chain was straight down.
We were all swimming and after a few beers and some chat I followed the chain down where I found the anchor perfectly set but with literally the first link of chain going straight up to the boat. A perfect 1:1 scope in 9m of water! ROTFLMO off when 9m under water was not so funny!
Scotty_Tradewind
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noelex
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oldsaltoz
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The only time I ever set an anchor watch was after antering a river on an outgoing tide in very light air, we were in a race and the outflow was faster than than we could sail in the light breeze, put the pick down and had a watch dropping bits of bread over the side and timing them to get some indication of the speed.
We managed 4th place.
We managed 4th place.
noelex
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I hope the crew made you fit a log after that.
Ranyart
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A bit racist in here!
No wonder the English are hated abroad with comments re the Itallians, French etc.
You shouldn't put down a whole nationality based on perhaps one bad experience or jingoistic inherited misinformation.
Also, lay off charterers, some folk don't have the luxury of owning their own boat and most that I have met are all careful to keep to the rules of the sea and keen to adhere to common practices and curtisies. Whilst some get it wrong, so do some boat owners.
I'm surprised Sunsail have not sued this forum for the many past comments.
No wonder the English are hated abroad with comments re the Itallians, French etc.
You shouldn't put down a whole nationality based on perhaps one bad experience or jingoistic inherited misinformation.
Also, lay off charterers, some folk don't have the luxury of owning their own boat and most that I have met are all careful to keep to the rules of the sea and keen to adhere to common practices and curtisies. Whilst some get it wrong, so do some boat owners.
I'm surprised Sunsail have not sued this forum for the many past comments.
snowleopard
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Sorry, as you're new here let me explain how things work in the wonderful world of YBW. Disparaging remarks about other nations aren't considered racist unless the natives of said country are what my late father used to call 'tinted folk'. It is considered de rigueur to slag off English, American and French on any pretext.
snowleopard
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I have a servant who stands anchor watches for me. His name is Garmin.
I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who choose not to avail themselves of this useful free service.
p.s. I have stood a fair few anchor watches on square riggers while Mr Garmin has a watch below.
I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who choose not to avail themselves of this useful free service.
p.s. I have stood a fair few anchor watches on square riggers while Mr Garmin has a watch below.
Seajet
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Yes,
it's tongue firmly in cheek, and if you read enough you'll notice most of us are also happy to point out our own mistakes, often in the hope it may help others.
As for certain companies, you may find what you think are disparaging remarks are actually quite complimentary compared to peoples' experiences with them around !
it's tongue firmly in cheek, and if you read enough you'll notice most of us are also happy to point out our own mistakes, often in the hope it may help others.
As for certain companies, you may find what you think are disparaging remarks are actually quite complimentary compared to peoples' experiences with them around !
noelex
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Sorry if any offence was taken. The comments were firmly of the tongue in cheek kind.
There are great and terrible sailors from every nationality.
Charterers have a tough time they are often sailing a different boat in very different conditions, with an unfamiliar and inexperienced crew.
I have met an ex Americas cup skipper and Olympic sailor who often charted. So its unwise to assume all charterers are inexperienced
Lady Campanula
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VO5
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Do you speak and understand any other language than English, Ranyart ?
Because if you do, you will surely overhear comments about "los Ingleses", "les Anglais", "lli Inglese", das Englander" etc.,
But we British sea dogs have tough fur, not easily ruffled by criticism, because we have a long seagoing history and a wealth of knowledge handed down through the ages.
Be grateful to be here, as this is a British site, in which there are on occasion heated barrages of rapid gunfire exchanged, but on balance what you get here is the distilled truth, which is more than I can say for other sites not so blessed.
As for charterers, like everything in life dependent on quality and integrity, there are charterers and there are charterers. 'Nuff said.
Dreamcatcher
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I set the anchor alarm on the GPS then go to bed, my wife then wakes me up when it goes off, as being deaf in one ear I never hear the thing, works every time.
All boat owners know the perils of the www. boat, which does not exclude boat owners from getting it wrong some times, of course this never applies to me.
All boat owners know the perils of the www. boat, which does not exclude boat owners from getting it wrong some times, of course this never applies to me.