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ANCHORING 102 Setting an anchor

Hi, I’m Allan and this is BBC the channel for people who like to cruise on their own boats...with a certain amount of...style. This ep is part 2 of anchoring. I suggest you watch episode one on choosing an anchor first. You’ll find a link in the cards. Just click on the “I” on the upper right. Ground tackle sounds like a position in American football, doesn't it? It's actually what lies between your anchor and your boat. In fact, it is the chain and/or line. If at all possible your tackle should be all chain. If you want to avoid running aground at a simple anchorage make sure that the first 50 feet or 15 metres is chain. The chain will stay on the bottom, unlike rope and give you a more peaceful night as when the boat pulls against the anchor it first raises the chain. Each time you anchor check the shackles between the chain and the anchor to make sure they are secured with wire to prevent the screw shaft from opening while deployed. PAUSE Before you start anchoring if you are towing a dinghy, shorten up the line so it doesn't wrap around your propeller. PAUSE When choosing a spot to anchor, choose an area that offers maximum shelter from wind, current and boat traffic. Listening to the marine weather will allow you to know in which direction the wind will come from. If the wind is out of the east, choose a spot that is protected from the east. This will also mean less wave action and again, a better nights sleep. PAUSE Pick a spot with swinging room in all directions. Should the wind change, your boat will swing bow to the wind or current, whichever is stronger. The next thing to do is try to determine which way the boat will point, or lay once the anchor is set. If there are other boats anchored in the area this will be easier but remember than not all boats swing at the same time so keep your distance. If not, the first thing to consider is the wind. As a courtesy to others, always attach an anchor buoy to the anchor. This will help avoid boaters dropping anchors over your ground tackle. I like to look in the water, polarized lenses help a lot and look for lighter patches in the water. These probably are shallower areas and watch your depth sounder. You need to know the approximate depth to know the amount of rode to lay down. The general rule is 3 to 1 for a lunch/ swim stop or 5 to 1 for overnight. If I'm in 10 feet of water, then I need at least 50 feet out. This ratio is called scope and the more line you have out, the better hold you will have if the sea gets rough. When making the calculation take tide and the distance from the water to the anchor chock in mind. Once you have dropped the anchor and anchor buoy, then reverse the boat to set the anchor. You will know if the anchor holds by watching the anchor line. If it tightens, and you feel the boat stop going backwards, it has hooked. If it is not setting, pull it up and start again. An important part of being a good skipper is to have a well-trained crew so they will know what to do. Keep in mind that the crew member dropping the anchor may not be able to hear the skipper and vice versa so having standardized hand signals will be useful. PAUSE Once you have fed out about one-third to one-half of the scope with the boat still backing slowly, tighten your grip on the rode until you feel the slack taken up and the anchor tugging. Then let the line feed out a bit more, keeping light tension on it so that the anchor is being set straight. Again, tighten your grip enough to feel the anchor tug. If your grip is not strong enough for this, pass the line under the horn of a deck cleat to make it easier to hold. Snub up firmly, but not long enough to drag the anchor along on the bottom. Just long enough to feel it tugging for a second; then ease off. Repeat this snub-and-feed pattern several times. Thanks to yachting monthly for some of the info in this episode. Check them out at the link below. www.yachtingmonthly.com There is one more episode on anchoring. I call it what to do in the middle of the night when everything goes to rat ship. I hope you found this ep useful. Please give us a thumbs up subscribe. May I suggest other videos from BBC. You can link to them from the cards in the upper right POINT LEFT or from the links at the end of this video. Please subscribe and ring the bell to be notified each time we post – that’s usually about every two weeks.