HOW TO ANCHOR A SAILBOAT - TIPS & ADVICE - Q&A 20
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Peace and the fairest of winds to you in the new year, Alex!
Oohps unless you are from America! The CG seamanship manual says what you said BUT it also says add the bowroller ht to the depth then multiply by scope!
What a C*ck up! Then other guides just follow along like lemmings!
Not a huge problem in deep water but in shallow water with a high bow like a power boat you could have double the rode out! That will be a big mess when the tidal current changes in a busy anchorage.
Cheers Warren
Basically you want all boats in an anchorage to be using similiar scope, so in 10' of water at 3:1 you use 3x10=30' total.
BUT using the Incorrect system where you add the bow roller hieght to the water depth before multiplying by scope ratio ,with say power boat with a 10' bow roller height at 3:1(10'+10')x3= 60'total.
Double the real scope required and pandermonium in the anchorage when the tide changes.
In the UK and USA east coast there can be some crowed anchorages one boat with 30' rode and one with 60' is not a good situation?
Enjoy your almost deserted anchorages!
Cheers Warren.
10. comment for HOW TO ANCHOR A SAILBOAT - TIPS & ADVICE - Q&A 20
1. GPS isn't accurate enough for anchor watch - sometimes & you never know when. You may get a lot of false alarms. If you need an alarm, then make a rattle bell by throwing a weight off your bow and tie this in a way that launches alarm if boat moves a metre. This system doesn't require batteries. Just an extra weight, rope and a tincan.
2. Never use windlass to pull anchor or as chain tie-off point. Cleat the chain before putting weight on it.
We use track-on Navionics on our phones most nights at anchor. If the conditions are unsettled a quick glance tells you if you're moving in an odd way. If you set a decent distance, you shouldn't get false alarms with a good GPS system. If the wind gets up, so do we! I think we show me cleating off the snubber and removing pressure from the windlass?
Peace and fair winds!
My chain is 10mm calibrated, my anchor is a 1970 35lb CQR which I have 100% confidence in after surviving being anchored on a lee-shore in 65 knots of wind when Maria passed 40 miles North of me.
She was a cat5 so about 185 knots when she hit Dominica.
I do have two other anchors, a 15kg Danforth which I keep as a kedge anchor in case I ever run aground, but touch wood never happened yet, and a 5kg umbrella anchor for a zodiac.
By the time the wind had hit 70 knots it was from the South ( before people say never anchor off a Lee-shore)
In all my years of anchoring I have never dragged although I did foul my anchor on some garbage once,
The CQR's come with a lifetime guarantee, for a very good reason, they're indestructible, and I'm of the opinion if it ain't broke don't fix it. As for snubber knots I use a constrictor knot, but they can be a bitch to untie when the rope is wet.
The only question is when to make the call to take anchor watch. Only you'll know when it feels right to you. If you're not happy, then make some coffee and get in the cockpit. If it's a packed anchorage we always go on anchor watch if conditions deteriorate, also if we're close to rocks/reefs/land.
Being over cautious is the right attitude. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Sounds like you had the same experience that we had when we got our Rocna! We're so pleased we upgraded from the old CQR.
Peace and fair winds!
20. comment for HOW TO ANCHOR A SAILBOAT - TIPS & ADVICE - Q&A 20
I like the sound of Brian Evolved's app, though, might be useful if you're exhausted and less likely to wake up...
30. comment for HOW TO ANCHOR A SAILBOAT - TIPS & ADVICE - Q&A 20
Your vlog confirmed three things for me. 1) Upgrade my ground tackle. My 25’ of chain and 200’ of 1/2” triple braid and my 15 kg delta almost never bits in and just don’t cut it. (I sail at 39’ foot 19,000 lb boat on Lake Ontario and still have the original boat dealer’s “sail away” package for anchoring. This honestly looks sufficient for the uninitiated, but it’s not even close, so time to get real cruising gear here.) 2) Snubbers don’t have to be complicated and extra gear is not always necessary. I was intrigued that you don’t use two snubbers to balance port and starboard and keep the boat straight into wind and current, but realize from your vlog that the slight side load will likely keep the boat from swaying back and forth at anchor. A second snubber maybe only if winds are over 25 knots (?). And, most of all 3) Slow it down and take my time. Seems like we’re always late to anchorages and in a hurry to get settled in. This just adds stress to captain and especially crew. A stressed captain makes for a very stressed crew and a stressed crew is never a good thing.
Love your channel and keep up the great vlogging.
My yachts 46ft & 11ton, The Delta Anchor that came with it bit hard one night, but the next anchorage it dragged, not sure if that was the bottom or the anchor itself but i will change to a Rocno anyway.
Rocna's chart suggest the 25kg model for my 14m boat up to 13ton, but i will go the 33kg model rated for a 23ton boat and get heavier chain as im firm believer in over sizing your ground tackle. My boat maybe 11ton dry weight but it has a 1000lt water tank plus other gear it would not take much to get it over 13ton.
Note with the Snubber make sure its Nylon for some stretch.
I'll be joining Britican in a couple of weeks, don't know if you know them though.
I agree that it's an absolute necessity NOT to bring the snubber back through the bow roller, which defeats the whole purpose of taking some strain off it and windlass!
Yes, when the water's warm it's a pleasure to swim over the chain and anchor!
Thanks for commenting. Peace and fair winds!
PS. Love our Rocna :)
Last year we upgraded to a new 45lb Mantus and because it was a boat show they gave us a great package deal on a full package -everything but the windlass and chain, which we already had. In retrospect we should have gone to the 55lb anchor instead and may still do that, mounting the 45lb on the stern rail as a spare/stern anchor.
In addition to the anchor and matching Mantus bow roller we got their Mantus chain swivel and a dual-bridle snubber with their own special locking chain hook that looks pretty slick. We've never actually used the snubber yet since we have not had a chance to over-night. When we anchor here in Chicagoland it is always a "lunch hook" and is always in great weather so we have simply left the chain on the bow roller. I've used snubbers before when cruising in the gulf and the keys though. I don't think I'd be comfortable sleeping without a snubber but I notice a lot of folks do leave the chain right on their windlass long-term. Shock loads...
50. comment for HOW TO ANCHOR A SAILBOAT - TIPS & ADVICE - Q&A 20
Sounds like you have a very solid anchoring system going. Thanks for sharing it here. I agree that a large part of anchoring properly is getting the technique right. It's easy to think "hey, I've got a good anchor, now I don't have to worry any more..." but unless you know what you're doing, it doesn't matter which anchor you use.
Have you used any of the newer generation anchors? We made the switch from our real CQR to a Rocna, and never looked back.
Peace and fair winds!
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any info would be appreciated
I guess it all comes down to where you plan to anchor. We have caught the chain round rock before, and we have managed to free it by gently manouevring the boat and unwrapping the chain, but we try to avoid rock wherever possible. If you drop the anchor in rock, the only way it will work is to snag somewhere on the rock, which will usually lead to problems retrieving it, especially if you're somewhere tidal and the boat swings round in circles. I don't see any reason why you can't use the system you describe on a sailboat, seems fair enough to me.
Thanks for sharing this here. Peace and fair winds!
Totally different to your requirements but I’ve still not bought one for my Narrowboat and being on the a River wouldn’t mind one for if the engine ever conked out!