[Rhodes22-list] Deploying anchor from cockpit

[Rick Lange]

According to https://www.boaterexam.com/navigationrules/anchoring-tips.aspx


   - Slowly lower the anchor *from the bow*, rather than the stern, to
   avoid capsizing or swamping.

There are no marianettes in the CG, just dedicated public servants keeping
us safe or keeping fools off the water.

If you have an R22, you have invested in a secure and comfortable anchoring
platform--a wide, flat unobstructed bow deck with a bow pulpit you can
easily sit in.  Use it!

Regards,

Rick Lange


On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 12:05 PM JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> According to <https://www.uscgboating.org/images/420.PDF>.
>
> "Do not anchor from the stern!!
> Anchoring by the stern has      caused many boats –     small boats
> especially  – to
> capsize and     sink .  The     reason  is that the     transom is
> usually squared off
> and has less    freeboard       than    the bow.        In addition, the
>       stern
> may     be carrying the added weight of a motor, fuel tank, or gear
>  brought
> on board .        In a strong current,  the force of the        water can
> pull the stern
> under. Anchoring at the stern also makes the boat vulnerable to
> swamping        by wave action."
>
> Deploying the anchor from the cockpit and and leading the rhode forward to
> the bow is not "anchoring from the stern" in MHO.  A USCG member who cites
> a
> boater for this is probably either a martinet or trying to make his ticket
> quota.
>
> While onboard I have often turned my various boats around on my mooring or
> anchors to get more breeze in the cockpit and cabin - or to add shade to
> the
> cockpit. Never had a problem or a ticket.
>
>
>
> -----
> Jeff Smith
> 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> Atlantic Highlands, NJ
>
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>