[Rhodes22-list] Hunting at anchor

[Roger Pihlaja]

Mark,

It's always advantageous to run the anchor rode down thru the bow eye to
center it on the bow & get it as low to the water as possible in order to
improve the scope ratio.  That extra 18" of elevation between the bow eye &
the deck cleat counts as "water depth" as far as the effect upon the anchor
scope is concerned.  Whether you clip the rode onto the bow eye with a
carabiner or snap shackle, use a short length of rope or simply run the rode
thru the bow eye doesn't matter.  In my experience, the effect of doing this
upon sailing around the anchor is minimal.  Sailing around the anchor is
simply a side effect of modern designs.  It is harmless & you will get used
to it in time.  But, if you really can't tolerate it, then use a stern
anchor.  Nothing else will stop the boat from sailing around its anchor.
But, be advised that if you anchor in amongst a bunch of other similar
boats, then you had better be prepared to do whatever they are doing.  i.e.,
if they are using a stern anchor, then you should as well or anchor
sufficiently far away that your anchor swing radius does not overlap your
neighbor's.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium


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> Mark
> I have a large snap, 3"-4" or so. I clip that to the bow eye and run the
> rode through the snap. It seems to keep the boat centered to the wind
> better. Where we anchor quite often the wakes from the power boats come
> from a different direction than the wind. In that case we anchor then
swing
> the bow into the wakes and drop a picnic anchor from the stern, this helps
> a lot.
> Rod
> Toy Blew
> Hudson, WisAt 12:51 PM 11/22/2002 -0500, Mark Kaynor wrote:
> >I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to minimize Raven's hunting
at
> >anchor? I've tried leaving the centerboard up, down, and part way down,
and
> >messed with raising and lowering the rudder. None of these seems to make
> >much difference. The only thing I haven't tried yet is tying off at the
bow
> >eye rather than leading the rode through the chocks to the cleat.
> >
> >Mark Kaynor
> >
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