We are going to cover properly setting an anchor, having the anchor re-set as the result of wind or current change and retrieving an anchor that does not want to be retrieved.Īny coastal boater who has travelled even a few hundred miles will have encountered everything from squishy mud, mud/clay, soft sand, hard sand, weeds, seashell beds and rock - just to name a few. All of the information in that article is still valid and it is worth a read, as this will pick up from that article’s content covering location, equipment and techniques.Īlso, in this article, we are going to look at bottom quality, effective anchors in each, anchoring techniques and finish off talking about anchor alarms. In the April 2015 issue of CY magazine, I wrote the feature article ‘Staying Put: I See Myself Anchored Off.’. Fortunately for us, the lee shore was several miles away and we stopped in plenty of time to avoid going aground. We swung close and chatted with them and they too were surprised we had seemed to depart so early. We finished breakfast, cleaned up and just over one nautical mile later came upon that same neighbour - still anchored. At first light we were up and very surprised that our overnight neighbour had already departed. We anchored and waved ‘hello’ to a boat beside us then settled in for an early dinner and rest.
The longest was at Rodrigues Key in Florida in 2010 where we spent a night on our way to Marathon.
There are several categories - longest distance, most embarrassing, highest potential danger and ‘that was the other guy - not us’. My wife (and sailing partner) Mary and I were talking about our anchoring ‘experiences’, trying to remember all of the times we dragged while at anchor. The research for this article started over morning coffee.
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