[Public-List] No Anchors

[Michael Connolly]

Rod,
As has been suggested. Some felt that having the anchor stowed on the bow would contribute to greater damage during a collision. I always thought how much more damage 10%..... 5%....3%?  Is it really worth worrying about?  The first rule of racing...………...avoid collisions at any cost. But they do happen.
Michael
> On August 27, 2018 at 8:31 PM Rod Symmes via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> I have been thinking about the NO  ANCHOR ON THE BOW.
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> I can't help wonder if there is more to the rule than   “All anchors shall be removed from the bow and stored below”.
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> I wouldn't be surprised if the concern isn't members tied up at the club with their anchors hanging over the dock and constituting a hazard to people walking the docks.  Liability may be the real issue.   If this is the case, it would seem to me to be more useful to require boats to either tie up  further back in the slip or stern to.  This would be more effective than removing the anchor - some of those roller / mounts would still be obstructing the dock.
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> Does that sound too sensible ?   (-:
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> My two cents
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> Cheers,     Rod
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