[Rhodes22-list] Deploying anchor from cockpit

[Mitch Mitchell]

Haha, so true!

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> On Nov 2, 2020, at 3:49 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
> Different strokes…
> 
> Personally, I never ’slowly lower’ my anchor.  I do slowly let out the rode after the anchor is on the bottom, to avoid creating a pile of rode on top of the anchor.
> 
> I can’t quite figure out how or why one sits in or on the bow pulpit.
> 
> Having spent 4 years in the Coast Guard (albeit almost 50 years ago), I can say that it was my experience that coasties are just people like everyone else, and there are probably a few marionettes among them.  It’s not really their job to keep fools off the water.  Good thing too, since that would destroy the pleasure boating industry.
> 
> —Peter
> 
>> On Nov 2, 2020, at 3:15 PM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>>