cherod
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Mmm , waiting for high tide to move off of lee shore ,,, bit anxious ?
Lee shore
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Stemar
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Are you aground? I once dragged onto a lee shore, fortunately in sheltered water. As I was facing out, when I got near floating, I started the engine and just left it ticking over in gear. As we floated, we moved away to safety
LadyInBed
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Bit of a bummer if the lee shore is off the Louisiana coastline!
cherod
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In a corner , aground , on a sandy beach ( not in lousiana ) but one side , lee side , is rocky , 10 knts wind , might be a bit tricky . ( catamaran , 2 ft draught , twin props ??)
C08
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In my (extensive) experience of beaching 
the main thing is to keep the anchor out so as not to be gradually pushed up the beach as the tide comes in. It does mean when you float it needs some nifty retrieving of the anchor, I usually do this at the cockpit side and properly stow the anchor when I am safe in deeper water. At least you are out on the water so not all bad.
the main thing is to keep the anchor out so as not to be gradually pushed up the beach as the tide comes in. It does mean when you float it needs some nifty retrieving of the anchor, I usually do this at the cockpit side and properly stow the anchor when I am safe in deeper water. At least you are out on the water so not all bad.cherod
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I am bow on the sand , ropes to shore fore and aft and rocky shore side , kedge anchor ti hold off the rocks , all will be abandoned and retreived later , prob is i have to go astern parallel to the rocky wall for about 100 yards , only 10ft ir so clearance to clear the off lying rocks , it is like a channel , sun has just come out ??In my (extensive) experience of beaching
scottie
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Anyone nearby that could put a kedge out for you with a long warp
pull your self off and turn round
running outboard in reverse whilst also in shallow water is not a good recipe as they will not kick up if they ground
pull your self off and turn round
running outboard in reverse whilst also in shallow water is not a good recipe as they will not kick up if they ground
Hydrozoan
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‘O, were it mine with tuneful Maro’s art
To wake to sympathy the feeling heart;
...
Then might I with unrivalled strains deplore
The impervious horrors of a leeward shore!’
(William Falconer)
Good luck!
To wake to sympathy the feeling heart;
...
Then might I with unrivalled strains deplore
The impervious horrors of a leeward shore!’
(William Falconer)
Good luck!
C08
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That sounds tricky - I hope it goes well.
cherod
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Well all done , no issues , i did have a kedge out ( see post 6 ) ,,, shore side hull on slow reverse while walking kedge along keeping bows out and dropped it off the bow , select both half astern and and away she went , coming round gradually making distance to the shore , now tied up on marina berth with various bits of maintenance completed , collect discarded ropes and anchor at low tide ramorra ,, happy laddie ???
fredrussell
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Well done!
William_H
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One huge advantage of stretchy nylon or polypropelene anchor rode is that you can set it up with a decent kedge anchor set well out to sea. Take the rode via the bow to a winch. tension the rode as much as you can. When tide comes in and the boat lifts a bit on every wave the elasticity of the rode will swing the bow then pull the boat outwards. Retension rode as she moves to keep that tension on. Would this technique have helped OP? ol'will
cherod
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basically that what i did
, but not throo the bow, the kedge was set up with a Y , one to the bow and one to the stern on a winch , it had been like that for the week that i was on the beach ( sand ) with another to shore ahead and two to the rocks , fore and aft on lee side , then when floating , ( fortunatly a large sheltered bay so no / little waves / motion ) , with plenty water , let them all go except aft kedge , with shore side engine on slow astern i walked the aft kedge forward and dropped it off the bow , then half astern both engines to maintain a bit of steerage ,,, the issue was the onshore wind of 10 / 11 with gusting 15 / 16 , and the off lying rocks , the "channel " was less that 2 X the beam , but it only took about 5 mins and i was clear , the boat really does handle a dream , ( L 36 x 20 ft catamaran , twin engine ) . this is my normal creening / maintinence spot and is never a prob when it is calm , normally i would have waited for better conditions but with the tides now falling and the winds building for the next 4 or 5 days i needed off . 
