Anchoring for the night.

[sahona]

Think you'll get a better rest if you tuck right in under the steeply wooded shoreline?
Not if you've got one of these on anchor-watch.



It lost satellite view, thought it was 200feet ashore and woke everyone up- more than once.

[Arghiro]

Oh, the wonders of modern technology. Does it not have an "Off" switch? You could always pull the wires out of the back, that should sort out its problems.

I always find I sleep better with everything turned off (including SWMBO). You'll wake up quick enough if it does drag ashore or the wind picks up.

[sahona]

You'll wake up quick enough if it does drag ashore or the wind picks up.

I didn't last year, and almost lost the boat.
No point in having stuff if it's not available when needed.

[Arghiro]

You'll wake up quick enough if it does drag ashore or the wind picks up.

I didn't last year, and almost lost the boat.
No point in having stuff if it's not available when needed.

Whoops, sorry, I forgot about that! I must admit that sailing amongst sand & mudbanks has some benefits.

[pagoda]

Think you'll get a better rest if you tuck right in under the steeply wooded shoreline?
Not if you've got one of these on anchor-watch.



It lost satellite view, thought it was 200feet ashore and woke everyone up- more than once.

I know this is an ancient thread, but one way I have used to make sure I'm woken if the anchor drags is as follows.
If you drop a couple of kg of sinker , away from the anchor chain- on a 1/8 or 3/16 line from the bow, leaving enough for swinging room. Bring the other end into the cockpit and attach to something like a bucket on the cockpit sole.
Should you drag appreciably, the weight will stay put below, and drag the bucket along the cockpit...making a fair racket, which you won't ignore!
If you find that happening- retrieving the thin line/weight is easy- or in extremis you could cut the line and concentrate on your anchor drag.
No electronics....

Graeme

[Booby Trapper]

Do you mean you leave the sinker dangling just a meter or so deeper than the keel then if it hits the bottom it will drag the bucket? If that's the case you could drop it from the stern??

[Arghiro]

Think you'll get a better rest if you tuck right in under the steeply wooded shoreline?
Not if you've got one of these on anchor-watch.



It lost satellite view, thought it was 200feet ashore and woke everyone up- more than once.

I know this is an ancient thread, but one way I have used to make sure I'm woken if the anchor drags is as follows.
If you drop a couple of kg of sinker , away from the anchor chain- on a 1/8 or 3/16 line from the bow, leaving enough for swinging room. Bring the other end into the cockpit and attach to something like a bucket on the cockpit sole.
Should you drag appreciably, the weight will stay put below, and drag the bucket along the cockpit...making a fair racket, which you won't ignore!
If you find that happening- retrieving the thin line/weight is easy- or in extremis you could cut the line and concentrate on your anchor drag.
No electronics....

Graeme

In our tides my swinging room can be 75-100' which is a lot of slack to tangle up. But as I said earlier, going ashore on mud or sand is not a problem unless there are waves & that will wake me anyway.

[pagoda]

Do you mean you leave the sinker dangling just a meter or so deeper than the keel then if it hits the bottom it will drag the bucket? If that's the case you could drop it from the stern??

Ian, on the few occasions I've used this, I've done it off the bow, but your variation sounds worth trying. It would be a bit trickier to get the sinker to balance the bucket (some water??) , with the sinker below keel depth.
Either way, provided you are expecting a big blow from mainly one direction you should not need huge amounts of slack. I'm really talking of stuff like braided orange fishing line, nothing heavier.It only needs to drag an empty bucket around the cockpit!

[sahona]

If you drop a couple of kg of sinker ,......
Graeme

Just the job for the RIB's little folding anchor I think. First time I've heard of that method, great idea - assuming of course it can't drag the bucket overboard and get lost.

[pagoda]

If you drop a couple of kg of sinker ,......
Graeme

Just the job for the RIB's little folding anchor I think. First time I've heard of that method, great idea - assuming of course it can't drag the bucket overboard and get lost.

I think there's little chance of that... .... you'll be up there in a flash once that bucket's rattling about!

[sahona]

Nae galvie buckets on ma boat. All plestik.

I'm now imagining a bit of bungy rubber and a dancing beer bottle! Whatever, the principle is good. Maybe we can have a piccy gallery at the end of the season.

[Arghiro]

Nae galvie buckets on ma boat. All plestik.

I'm now imagining a bit of bungy rubber and a dancing beer bottle! Whatever, the principle is good. Maybe we can have a piccy gallery at the end of the season.

Good idea, best picture of a boat on the rocks gets an increased insurance premium?