[Public-List] Reversing the A-30

[jon]

Thankyou George,
                         We have been anchoring almost exclusively by what I 
believe is called "the running moor".( No jokes, please!). Under sail or 
power works just fine. We let the anchor hang just into the water on the 
approach and let het go on the spot. Just for precaution I always am in 
neutral gear at this point, just let the boat carry us forward, letting the 
boat control the feed rate of the rode. When enough rode is out, just tie 
her off and she will round up sharpish with a good set. As a precaution, we 
always are alert to the depth and distance to shore "just in case".
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Reversing the A-30


> On 4/5/11 7:23 AM, Michael Grosh wrote:
>> An anchoring alternative...pick your spot, head to it travelling downwind 
>> at
>> 1-1 1/2 knots, dump anchor, chain, and rode over(I use 3 fathoms of 
>> chain)
>> and have the rode tied off. When the bow dips and the boat swings 
>> radically,
>> anchor is set, and I sleep well.
>> Perhaps a technique not for the faint of heart, but it sure eliminates a 
>> lot
>> of screwing around.
>> Keep your feet clear of lines.
>
> It's also an easy technique for single-handing.  I bring the anchor back 
> to the stern, outside of all the rigging.  Then I flake out an appropriate 
> amount of rode on the deck and cleat it off on the bow.
>
> When going slowly, it's not very dramatic.  I anchored this way under 
> sail, once, with a crew of a half-dozen ~10 year olds.  That was fairly 
> dramatic, as we were probably still doing 2+ knots.  Put the rail to the 
> water and came about like the Black Pearl in Pirates of the Caribbean.
>
>  - George
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