[Rhodes22-list] Kedging

[Peter Thorn]

Bill,

That's interesting and thoughtful.  Would you mind explaining in a little
more detail what anchors you carry and specifically what each is used for?
My knowledge of anchors ends pretty much at night hook and lunch hook.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Kedging


> Brad,
>
> That had something to do with my "water temperature" question of last
> week.  I have stopped sailing in water so cold that it can kill me if I
> wind up in it.  It's just not worth the risk.  You can kedge with the
> proper anchor and a life vest if you can get into and out of the water
> without killing yourself.  I gather from last week's replies that your
> water is borderline for possibly killing you.  Remember, that if you
> start to suffer from hypothermia, you can die even if you can get back
> to your boat and get warm dry clothes.  Again, not worth the risk.
>
> If you can get into the water without risk of dying, you secure the
> kedging anchor to a life vest and swim it out.   Then you set it, and
> see if you can pull the boat toward the anchor.
>
> I don't think you were on the list when I mentioned that I am currently
> carrying 7 anchors and trying to learn to use them.  They are all
> different types and sizes, all smaller than the standard issue  R-22
> anchor.   Everyone sizes their anchor for a huge storm on a much larger
> boat--just to be on the safe side.  Then they never learn to set these
> anchors, or don't regularly carry them because they are simply too big
> to use on our little boats.
>
> I have found that tiny anchors are more than sufficient for most
> situations, and that they can be so small that a 10 year old can set and
> retrieve them without hurting the boat.  Used in combination, these
> small anchors can match the holding power of much larger anchors.  Set
> in different locations, they can obviate the risk of drifting, or the
> necessity for an anchor that can reliably reset.
>
> Small kedging anchors can be thrown far enough to start  the boat
> heeling, and if you have more than one, they can be "walked" from one to
> the next by throwing them further out as the boat heels more and more.
> I've never tried this--I just read it.  I do try different anchoring
> techniques to try to learn about them when I'm not in trouble.  It's
> kind of fun, and I find it interesting.
>
> I saw the attached note recently and thought of you.
>
> Bill Effros
>
> brad haslett wrote:
>
> >Bill,
> >
> >As we were passing the time whilst freezing our arses
> >off Friday night, we dug through the ships library for
> >ideas and that one was discussed.  One problem; we
> >didn't have the dink with us.  I tried throwing the
> >anchor over the side the next morning but couldn't get
> >the distance required for the leverage needed.  When
> >my friend showed up we started with brute force and
> >were "that close" several times.  Knowing what I know
> >now, I'll go for the kedging first thing, AND, I'm
> >taking the dink with me on our Spring trip in a few
> >weeks.
> >
> >Brad
> >--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Brad,
> >>
> >>The technique is called "kedging" and can be
> >>performed with a dinghy and
> >>an anchor.  It works better with an anchor built for
> >>kedging because the
> >>pull on the anchor line is in a direction that is
> >>designed to release
> >>most of the anchors we tend to carry.
> >>
> >>Bill
> >>
> >>brad haslett wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>The wind on Friday was awesome!  15-20 mph with
> >>>
> >>>
> >>gusts
> >>
> >>
> >>>to 30.  I had the CoraShen indicating 9 knots when
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>max hull speed is supposed to be about 7.5.  My
> >>>
> >>>
> >>older
> >>
> >>
> >>>brother was on his first sail and was as excited as
> >>>
> >>>
> >>a
> >>
> >>
> >>>little kid.  We came up on a part of the river I'm
> >>>pretty familiar with and decided to swing wide
> >>>
> >>>
> >>rather
> >>
> >>
> >>>than tack because we were going fast and having too
> >>>much fun.  THEN, I made the shortest landing in my
> >>>career.  We went from 9 knots to 0 knots in about
> >>>
> >>>
> >>10
> >>
> >>
> >>>feet.  It wasn't a jolt, we just quit moving.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>About
> >>
> >>
> >>>two seconds later the depth alarm went off, real
> >>>
> >>>
> >>good
> >>
> >>
> >>>timing.  What we had after that was a sailing
> >>>simulator.  You could do anything you wanted with
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>sails, engine, etc. because the boat wasn't going
> >>>anywhere.  As the sun started down we lost the wind
> >>>and the will to solve our prediciment.  I made some
> >>>calls on both the radio and cell-phone but couldn't
> >>>raise anyone for help.  So, we spent the night on
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>boat.  It got down to the low 40's and I didn't
> >>>
> >>>
> >>find
> >>
> >>
> >>>the blanket I knew was on the boat until the next
> >>>morning.  Anyway, I was able to get ahold of a
> >>>
> >>>
> >>friend
> >>
> >>
> >>>of mine that lives on the lake Saturday morning and
> >>>
> >>>
> >>he
> >>
> >>
> >>>showed up with his pontoon boat with a 115hp
> >>>
> >>>
> >>engine.
> >>
> >>
> >>>We towed the bow, the stern, clockwise,
> >>>counter-clockwise, but didn't move the boat.  We
> >>>
> >>>
> >>were
> >>
> >>
> >>>only 5 feet from deep water but couldn't get there.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Finally we tied the halyard to the side rail and
> >>>started towing from the top of the mast.  After the
> >>>boat was heeled about 45 degrees it started
> >>>
> >>>
> >>floating
> >>
> >>
> >>>and we drug it sideways to deeper water.  Hopefully
> >>>this will be my only grounding for the season but
> >>>
> >>>
> >>if
> >>
> >>
> >>>it happens again, I'll pull that solution out of
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>trick-bag first.  By 11 am Saturday we were free
> >>>
> >>>
> >>and
> >>
> >>
> >>>sailed back to the dock.  I was so tired from the
> >>>experience I didn't feel like doing any work on the
> >>>boat.  Oh well, that's a good excuse to go back to
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>lake later in the week.
> >>>
> >>>Brad Haslett
> >>>"CoraShen"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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