Anchoring procedure

In that case, you're missing one of the best things about boating - waking up in a beautiful and peace full anchorage to the sound of lapping waves and birdsong instead of the nautical equivalent of a housing estate.
Daydream believer said:
My preferred anchoring system is :- spring, stern line, bowline, plug the shore power in sharppish before the next bloke nicks the last available socket
As outlined in PBO this month
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parsifal said:
Followed by nice shower and shave, then off up the road for a good dinner :rolleyes:
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Been the biggest difference in sailing for me - and directly related to boat size. On my early boats and on my 24 footer it's marina every time and the comforts of walk off access to showers and pubs. On my larger boat we shower and use loos on board even in a marina so being at anchor is no extra discomfort and in warm waters is a positive pleasure diving off for a swim before breakfast. The only faff is hoisting the rib on and off the foredeck but (until we can afford a smaller lighter one that can still land on concretey beaches) we are well used to that.
 
RupertW said:
Been the biggest difference in sailing for me - and directly related to boat size. On my early boats and on my 24 footer it's marina every time and the comforts of walk off access to showers and pubs. On my larger boat we shower and use loos on board even in a marina so being at anchor is no extra discomfort and in warm waters is a positive pleasure diving off for a swim before breakfast. The only faff is hoisting the rib on and off the foredeck but (until we can afford a smaller lighter one that can still land on concretey beaches) we are well used to that.
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I was being facetious of course. We enjoy anchoring too; despite having no means of washing except for a washing-up bowl and a kettle of hot water, but we love walking and eating out so being in a marina has its advantages. We are also in a scheme (Passeport Escales) where we get many nights in marinas included in our berthing contract at no extra charge so that has an influence too.
 
parsifal said:
I was being facetious of course. We enjoy anchoring too; despite having no means of washing except for a washing-up bowl and a kettle of hot water, but we love walking and eating out so being in a marina has its advantages. We are also in a scheme (Passeport Escales) where we get many nights in marinas included in our berthing contract at no extra charge so that has an influence too.
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Lucky you on the marina front. A night for us can cost 100-120 euros in Croatia (8-10 euros per metre per night) so that really concentrates the mind.
 
ghostlymoron said:
In that case, you're missing one of the best things about boating - waking up in a beautiful and peace full anchorage to the sound of lapping waves and birdsong instead of the nautical equivalent of a housing estate.
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One can hardly call the marinas of the likes of Lezardrieux, Treguier, l'aberwrac'h etc housing estates. Come to that Bradwell is not such a bad marina either. If I am in St Peter Port then I do my best to get to the inner harbour for the atmosphere of the place.
So one does not always have to go to Grimsby or Eastbourne ( fortunately)
As for lapping waves - I had 2 clinker built yachts - you will find that you can soon get fed up with the b..y sound of lapping waves

But to each his own & I recall with one crew I nearly had a mutiny as we passed the anchorages up the River Trieux
 
smert said:
Many thanks for this. It's pretty much exactly what I was looking for!

We more or less took these steps on our attempt. I guess snagging the lobster pot was just bad luck, or poor choice of location due to inexperience.
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All depends if it contained a tasty lobster or not.
 
RupertW said:
Lucky you on the marina front. A night for us can cost 100-120 euros in Croatia (8-10 euros per metre per night) so that really concentrates the mind.
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parsifal said:
Phew!
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Which is true for Croatia .... and yet in July we stayed at a central marina within 15 minutes walk of San Marco in Venice, one of the most expensive cities in Europe, for 90 Euro a night.

It doesn't make sense.

Richard
 
RichardS said:
Which is true for Croatia .... and yet in July we stayed at a central marina within 15 minutes walk of San Marco in Venice, one of the most expensive cities in Europe, for 90 Euro a night.

It doesn't make sense.

Richard
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Mad isn't it. We were 25 minutes by vaporetto to San Marco at just 30 Euros a night. And Greece was so much cheaper again over the last couple of years with more than half the harbour walls costing nothing and the remainder under 20 euros. I won't miss stern-to with anchor though. Although it's not hard to do the people criss-crossing their anchors in front of me spoilt my evening beer. Although it's obvious why laid lines are used in Croatia but not Greece.
 
Kingfisher 3 said:
Well I'm glad we've got the anchoring sorted out .... BOWTHRUSTERS anyone??? :encouragement:
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We haven't done wobbly keels for abit.

PS for the last month I have had a funny on this forum - on the first line I try to type it wont do spaces, so I now just do soem guff and return and then type normally - deleting the guff on line one. Is this a known problems or just me on Chrome?
 
Chris_Robb said:
We haven't done wobbly keels for abit.

PS for the last month I have had a funny on this forum - on the first line I try to type it wont do spaces, so I now just do soem guff and return and then type normally - deleting the guff on line one. Is this a known problems or just me on Chrome?
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Samehere,


Need to hit return a couple of times to clear it.
On Android.
 
Chris_Robb said:
We haven't done wobbly keels for abit.

PS for the last month I have had a funny on this forum - on the first line I try to type it wont do spaces, so I now just do soem guff and return and then type normally - deleting the guff on line one. Is this a known problems or just me on Chrome?
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Same here on both Chrome and iOS. I have to put a full stop or something in and type behind it. Also I can only type a PM response below the incoming post.
 
Kingfisher 3 said:
No motor! .... however did he manage to anchor properly?
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The answer, of course, is that on the rare occasions when he did it the outcome was always uncertain, but he had dozens of men on anchor watch to re-anchor as required. Whereas we are two people, anchoring more than 100 nights per season and sleeping right through the vast majority of them.
 
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