Seamanship - Effective Anchoring
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- Experienced cruisers Daria and Alex Blackwell, authors of Happy Hooking - The Art of Anchoring, share advice on anchoring tackle, technique, tying up and rafting, etiquette and anecdotes at PBO Ask the Experts' Live at Beaulieu Boatjumble 2017.
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Thank you. Clearly a very well informed and thorough presentation, exceeded only by an obviously sincere passion for sharing a love of yachting.
An informative video especially for those not used to anchoring. Having just read their article in the Summer issue of PBO (no. 628) the whole lot made even more sense.
Excellent presentation. Learned loads more than I expected. Best wishes from the crew of Wavedancer westerly fulmar based in Malahide.
I use my mother in law as combined anchor and whistle buoy.
On a more serious note: Anchoring on a nice spot is really an experience I never miss if conditions allow.
Hi. Talking Cruising boats. 30ft upwards.
I'm an old single hander from the early '40's. Had first boat (a 17ft Cobble) at 9 yrs old.
3 of us fished in it.
Anchoring.
Basically have OVERWEIGHT pick for your boat size/weight.
ALWAYS........Have TWO. Set up to use instantly when cruising.
I , on my last smaller boat. a 32ft Steel centre cockpit, weight 8 ton.
Primary pick. In my normal cruising area. ALL bottoms from shale to rock.
Was a 35lb CQR, with EXTRA lead in tip. ALWAYS. Stowed on STBD side.
Port side I stowed up alongside bow rails. a 85lb ADMIRALTY PICK.
65lb up would do. I got this new and free.(Payment for some wire, and 8 plait splicing)
No Matter what anybody in the modern world says.
One of those old admiralty's.. with larger welded on tips on the flukes. WILL hold in most ground. and well set. anywhere except smooth rock. plus THE best in weed.
I also. Carry a 40 lb Danforth type on stern rail. One day you'll be in a shipping? channel somewhere. Travelling with wind/tide. Traffic around. and you HAVE to stop. Small yacht inboard.
NO WAY possible.
That pick with ? 20 ft chain to pull it down. and 50/100mtr rope. will. when dropped 98% of time. stop you.
My reason for setting that up.
Was having to stop in channel with opening bridge. water traffic. and bridge that didn't fully open. (Mast too tall) I stopped with forestay about 2 metres from bridge side. Phew.
Many yrs ago.
Chain. (32 ft 8 ton as example)
8mm short link H'T steel. or Galv. One OR the other.(Galv DOES negate the high Tensile quality of chain.) H/T is the pre heating of chain links to certain temp. Galv is heating again.
I carried 100 mtrs of on BOTH anchors. with Swivel on head of anchors.
Also had a 120mtrs of NYLON rope on spool in anchor locker with Stainless Q? Release clip on end.
So as to clip onto end ring of either anchor chain if need to extend. as in Cyclone anchoring etc. (We live in Central Queensland for last 40+ yrs, they annual events.) I've been at sea through one and ridden out 5. 1 in Marina, (Never again) 4 in Mangrove creeks. Take lotsa rope. thick.
PVC Tubing and ties etc with rope. are fine. for anchoring on small light boats ( I always used lighter chain 6mm, short or long link)
ALL my mooring etc lines. had a PERMANENT HD Plastic sleeve , sliding. (With sail needle) ready fitted when I spliced them. for picking up moorings. I rarely use "their" eye rope?.
I also carried another 45lb, CQR type in Bilges. complete with 2 x 45/50ft of 10mm Short.
IF, When. you have to leave boat somewhere. or STORM anchoring.
If not enough radii to lay two offset picks to hold head to. I set that one first. Shackle Primary pick end loop to end of that chain, and lay primary pick from end of it.
You HAVE to drag 2 x picks then.
Addendum.
In shallow water anchoring. I >>>>always
These folks are great! Thanks.
I learned a lot from that and it was enjoyable too.
Thank you 😊
Great !!!!
Great thanks
It is all about heavy weight, the chain, the anchor doesn't need to weight much at all
I'm really nervous about overnighting away from the marina. This has been interesting and i'm more willing to give it a try
How was your experience? Any questions?
Most anchors have blunt tips,like the ploughs,danforth ect. They must be kept sharp,use an angle grinder to keep them sharp,i mean sharp,so sharp that if it falls on deck point down it will puncture the deck,and when stowed the points be protected with cork or plastic strips taped on.
The usual background chatter on the PBO tent presentations.
A half-hour video with about a minute on anchoring technique seems odd. Much useful information about anchors is included, all of which is irrelevant if you don't have any idea how to anchor a boat. I'm an old man and have not used any of the brand new designs. They may be great but the old guys--CQR, Bruce, and Danforth--have all saved my bacon many times in very strong blows. That very well may have more to do with technique and care in anchoring than the anchor's design.
Amen.... the piece I did take away is that having two different anchor types adds to the stability of your anchorage.
yes, thank you. This is a discussion we have had on countless occasions. Then there is an incident of the boat dragging, or the anchor not setting. A year later we receive a note that the person we spoke to has bought a scoop type anchor and are amazed by the difference.
wow i love being a know it all, then i can belittle others and laugh at their mistakes.
So how is that working out for you mate?
This video is about anchoring not trimming sails.
Perhaps not a good video for a novice at anchor, but they bring up many good points beyond the basics to consider.
Far too much info on the slides, too many words, turned off after 5 mins
Theres no reason an anker should cost hundreds of whatever it was he said . Production cost ? How about we talk a little about anker company greed ! !?
Hi Dale
Having also manufactured my own anchors, the material costs are actually quite high. Yes, some anchors are quite expensive. Then again the price of a really good anchor is surely an excellent insurance policy.
At 16:16, this guy lost all credibility when he said, "Catenary is uh nonsense" THAT is nonsense.
couldn't deal with the feedback .... stopped it in under a min.
No name anchor manufacturers dont sponsor.