Comentarii la: Ancorarea cu Tom Cunliffe

De: Ratus Bagus

Ratus Bagus — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 05:22:46 +0000

Thanks Tom, your opinion.
What's more wear and tear over time?
Slipping the clutch or using the windlass motor to drop the anchor?

De: Bas Wit

Bas Wit — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:17:06 +0000

I think “ this could be Sweden” , very nice. Tried to find the spot, ditn’t find it, greetings from Amsterdam

De: Alan Davis

Alan Davis — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:06:52 +0000

C-MAP vector charts have the bottom type e.g. "s" for sand.

De: Iain H

Iain H — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 13:05:13 +0000

Completely agree about the benefits of anchoring for having a quieter night, both from the boat’s motion and the lack of next door neighbours … especially in the Mediterranean. The only exception is where you get wind and waves across each other and the boat can want to swing across any waves and setup a pendulum motion in the boat until it swings back. At that point you’re into bridles … which could be an interesting topic

Surprised to see a Bruce v a self-righting Rocna or Delta-type hook as these seem to perform better in tests and cope with hard packed sand and seagrass. Of course, ‘size matters’, so maybe it is the size/weight of anchor which is demonstrating the consistent great results.

But the biggest surprised was using 3:1. I have had issues at 3:1 and so go for 5:1 as a standard or more if it’s windy.

De: Ratus Bagus

Ratus Bagus — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:00:16 +0000

You may have lost the millenials and below with your toilet chain simile Tom.
Water closets have came on a bit quite some time ago.

Infact some maybe googling simile.

De: Ratus Bagus

Ratus Bagus — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:54:35 +0000

So you didn't mention it this time Tom, because you had the inimitable Ros at the helm.

After you're happy with the snub, settle down far more quickly, avoid rode lurch and bounce. Take the wind out of that by letting the throttle off gradually over 10 or 15 seconds.

De: Dr. Buzz VonJellar

Dr. Buzz VonJellar — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:22:20 +0000

Hi Tom!

De: Tom Waite

Tom Waite — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 10:13:31 +0000

I was once asked at a cruising conference, " what size anchor do I recommend " lol…I said you should size your anchor based on the heaviest anchor your wife can carry to the bow…got a good laugh from most….

De: legend343

legend343 — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 06:04:58 +0000

I love anchoring. That’s pretty much all we ever do. And now that a guru of sailing anchors pretty much EXACTLY as we do I’m happy
Thanks for sharing.! Warren s/y Legend

De: Alan DB

Alan DB — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:30:35 +0000

Very surprised to see the engine being used to dig the anchor in while the chain was only being held by the windlass brake.