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Staying Put

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ANCHORING

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s the total weight of

books and articles

written about anchoring

approaches the total weight of

the anchors themselves, one

might reasonably ask, “Why

another anchoring article?”

Well, because no other

aspect of sailing so directly and

immediately aff ects the safety

of our vessels. We need to get it

right the fi rst time, every time,

or things will go bump in the

night. That is why the topic

deserves constant reiteration.

Anchoring may appear a

simple task: throw a hooked

hunk of iron overboard with a

lot of scope. But in fact there

is a lot of forethought, expe-

rience and even fi nesse in

properly attaching ourselves to

terra fi rma.

The fi rst consideration is

the anchors themselves. What

kind, how big, how many?

ALVAH SIMON

1 THE HAPPY HOOKER

Learning proper anchoring technique will enable you to safely secure yourself to any bit of bottom

in our wide and watery world. BY ALVAH SIMON

In an anchorage with

severe gusts, dropping

a series of anchors and

tying lines to trees onshore

provides added security.

january/february 2017

cruisingworld.com

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