temptress
Well-Known Member
we spend most of out time at anchor. Chain or rode in the locker is no use to you.
If the ancjor is dug in well with enough scope (at least 3x on chain and say 5x on Rhode) you will have no issues.
I have (and continue to) been at anchor in exposed anchorages most nights for the last 3 months. (we were at sea on an ocean passage when the lockdowns happened and we have been denied entry to all ports since early march forcing us to seek shelter wherever we can find it)
we have been anchoring in exposed anchorages for days and days. Sometime a with a week or.more where the wind never drops.below 30knots.
we have learned more about anchoring in the last few months than the last 30.years.
You can never have too much scope out. Last week we were anchored in 4.5 m with 80m of chain out. The wind was such that spray and foam were passing the boat and in could barely stand up on the foredeck,the windex blew away. We felt secure and safe at anchor with the scope. When we came to raise anchor it was so deeply burried that we had to work it to get it out.
What anchors don't like (regardless of type) is sharp sudden moments. Minimise these and your CQR or Rocna or Fiahersmans or delta.or.whatever are all good.
Getting them to set properly is the key. Some set themselves and some need carefull attention.
If the ancjor is dug in well with enough scope (at least 3x on chain and say 5x on Rhode) you will have no issues.
I have (and continue to) been at anchor in exposed anchorages most nights for the last 3 months. (we were at sea on an ocean passage when the lockdowns happened and we have been denied entry to all ports since early march forcing us to seek shelter wherever we can find it)
we have been anchoring in exposed anchorages for days and days. Sometime a with a week or.more where the wind never drops.below 30knots.
we have learned more about anchoring in the last few months than the last 30.years.
You can never have too much scope out. Last week we were anchored in 4.5 m with 80m of chain out. The wind was such that spray and foam were passing the boat and in could barely stand up on the foredeck,the windex blew away. We felt secure and safe at anchor with the scope. When we came to raise anchor it was so deeply burried that we had to work it to get it out.
What anchors don't like (regardless of type) is sharp sudden moments. Minimise these and your CQR or Rocna or Fiahersmans or delta.or.whatever are all good.
Getting them to set properly is the key. Some set themselves and some need carefull attention.
