[Rhodes22-list] which is fastest,hook in the rear

[Bill Effros]

Jerry,

I always anchor from the stern.

If it's just a lunch hook situation, I may cleat it on a rear cleat.

At all other times I walk the rode to the bow and anchor from the bow.

I find stern anchoring in heavy weather dangerous.  We have awfully big 
cockpits, and a lot of water can come over the stern if you are anchored 
with the broad part of your hull into the wind and waves.

I set the anchor from the stern with the wind to my back, so when I turn 
the boat under my feet the tines of the anchor are holding in the 
direction I intend.

I don't like to hold the boat in place by anchoring bow and stern at the 
same time.  We have a lot of current on the sound that will surely 
reverse direction every 6 hours, resulting in an unpleasant motion 
aboard as compared to the gentle rocking of normal bow anchoring.

I have been meaning to try 2 anchors from the bow, although my single 
well-set anchor has never dragged, so I never get around to testing more 
than 1.

The biggest mistake I have made in recent years is not anchoring soon 
enough when all hell breaks loose.  I know I know how to anchor, and I 
have my anchor ready to go in the cockpit at all times.  This year I 
plan to anchor every time things go wrong.  Stop the boat from 
drifting.  Go forward or do whatever must be done without fear that I 
will hit the rocks if everything doesn't go perfectly the first time...

Once the boat is properly anchored you have all the time in the world to 
work out the rest of it.

Bill Effros



cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
> I sailed Friday after work,winds were 8-15mph,with not much gusting until
> I threw out the hook for the night.Therwas an 80% chance of rain and
> thunder storms for the night,so I put up the pop-top enclosure and
> played around with anchoring from the stern.and from the bow.The part of
> the lake I was on is about 2 mi. long and 3/4 of a mile wide, not enough
> fetch to build a wave that could come over the stern,in anything less
> than a tornado.She seemed to sail around the anchor a little less when
> anchored from the stern,plus the bimini made a nice wind scoop to force
> air in the back window of the PTE,and keep the rain out. The wind was
> gusting from 25-30 mph at times during the night,and a few hard blasts
> let a little rain spray under the bimini,and just a little mist came in
> the rear window of the PTE (which was wide open).I can't believe how
> dry the PTE is in a hard rain,nice job,Stan.
> Saturday afternoon the wind really piped up,10-25mph with gusts over
> 30mph. I was going to start out with about 40% of the jib,but the
> furling line slipped out of my hand and I got all 135% of the sail,and
> just for good measure,the line wrapped around the anchor holding bracket
> and retaining pin,totally fouling the furling line.Recap-I'm
> singlehanding,in 25mphwind,full jib,1/8 of a mile from the lee shore,and
> it's time to go forward and unfoul the furling line. Got her turned
> into the wind enough to flog the sail, locked the tiller,ran
> forward,unfouled the line,ran back,furled the sail to 40%,unlocked the
> tiller , jibed and started crabbing away from the lee shore,with almost
> 30 feet to spare.I never got more than 60% of the jib out all
> afternoon,moved around pretty good,but couldn't make good to
> weather.Furled the jib back to 40% and drug out 40% of the main.Started
> to make a little good to weather,but didn't seem to gain any
> speed,however,in the gusts,I was able to wash the side ports and ship a
> little water into the cockpit,before she would round up and flog the
> sails.On the next two tacks ,I rerouted the jib sheets between the inner
> and outer stays,and it helped a litttle,but the wind kept on
> building.After 4 more jibes(I couldn't tack anymore),I got in a good
> enough position to run for the channel back to the  marina.
> My guess is the full genny got you the most speed.
>
> Jerry Lowe
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