Working Anchor

[cagey]

Just read article saying in the Northern Hemi you should always use the port roller or fairlead when deploying your working anchor. The argument being if the wind strengthens it tends to veer and recovery would be easier, also if a 2nd anchor is needed the ground tackle will not foul. Seems usefull bit of info, never heard of it before, wonder what othr gems any one else might like to share.
Keith

 

[PhilipH]

eh? Depends on the design of the two fairleads ... oh, no, you got me. You're trying to start an anchor argument before the forum access gets fixed!!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[bluedragon]

Can't see why it would help recovery, but it is said that if a second anchor is to be laid in heavy weather it should be in the direction of the expected windshift...which for us in the N.Hemisphere after a frontal system has passed, would normally be a veer (ie. to starboard)...so yes, it does make some sense or otherwise you'd have crossed lines.

 

[vyv_cox]

I have always used the starboard roller for both anchoring and mooring. Never a recovery problem surely, as the boat swings with the wind? I suppose there might be a situation that the anchor lies somewhere under the port side of the boat but that shouldn't lead to much difficulty.

On the rare occasions that I lay a second anchor it goes through the port side fairleads. I take it up until the wind more or less bisects the 60 degree angle that I hopefully have created between the two rodes. I guess that as the wind veered the kedge would gradually contribute less holding but I would prefer this to the bower going slack.