How to Stop Your Boat from Rolling at Anchor: Effective Techniques
Tired of rolling at anchor? Learn how to stabilize your boat using flopper-stoppers, bridles, and stern anchors for a more comfortable stay.
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Anchorages In Grenada
Now that I have spent parts of four different years in the amazing country of Grenada I want to share a list of the anchorages you will find around the island in order to help orientate new cruisers and to encourage even more people to visit.
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Letter to the Editor: Anchoring Scope? What is right?
Good day, Fatty’s article of a few years back, on anchoring, was well written and filled with facts and figures. It was no doubt very informative to those less knowledgeable on the “art” of anchoring effectively. Your latest series though, “Anchoring Games”, which was no doubt also for the benefit of those less knowledgeable, is…
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Anchoring Tactics for Tricky Locations
Anchoring is easy in big sandy bays, but areas with rolly anchorages, coral heads or strong currents require different tactics
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What Anchoring Equipment Do we Use? – Material & Basic Maneuvers
Reliable anchoring equipment and the knowledge of how to use it is essential for cruisers. What Anchoring Equipment Do we Use?
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Do you Know the Difference Between Anchor Designs?
Danforth, plough, claw — the shapes matter less than how they pull. Two rules decide whether an anchor sets or drags, and scope does most of the work.
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Shockles Absorb Jarring Loads on Lines and Chains
Whether tied to a dock or mooring, at anchor or towing a dinghy, lines and chains create enormous stress on cleats, chocks, fairleads and related fittings, especially when suddenly jarred. Shockles™ from Davis Instruments is a patented line of simple, innovative devices that absorbs the damaging shock loads placed on a boat’s hardware and cordage…
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Bored of the Same Techniques? Try a Bahamian or a Forked Moor!
.. Or Tip #2 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship. They say that variety is the spice of life and to keep a sailing relationship fresh, you sometimes have to vary your techniques. For example, when was the last time you used a different anchoring technique? In fact, have you ever? Or do you just stick…
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Zen and the Art of Anchoring…
There’s no need to shout to each other when anchoring or raising the anchor. With some pre-prepared hand signals you can keep the peace.
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Will Your Anchor Hold? Basics of Anchoring Solved
I dragged… I failed to sufficiently establish one of the most important members of a quartet of must-dos when it comes to anchor hold. Learn why
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Alternative Anchorage Options in South Florida
The 2016 Florida legislative session hit South Florida hard with anchoring restrictions in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2016, boaters can no longer anchor overnight in Middle River, Sunset Lake or between Rivo Alto Island and Di Lido Island, San Marino Island and San Marco Island, and San Marco Island and Biscayne…
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South Florida News: Anchoring Restrictions Pass
Anchoring Restrictions Pass in South Florida Florida Governor Scott signed into law House Bill 1051 Anchoring Limitation Areas which will restrict anchoring at five locations in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The law will go into effect July 1, 2016. Boating organizations Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) and Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) worked…
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Green Cruising
Topics like sustainable resources and waste disposal are all over the media, the public shows concern and agrees that something should be done in order to save the planet. For many, environmental woes remain somewhat theoretical, distant, brushed aside by more sensational topics. Cruisers tend to be more aware of their impact on the earth…
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Anchored to Reality—Well, Sort Of!
Being the author of a 365 page technical manual on anchoring—is a drag. Literally. Since I’ve released Creative Anchoring I’ve been dragging all over Southeast Asia. It’s as if my world is suddenly Teflon-coated and my anchors have skates or rollers. Deploying my anchors barely affects my hull speed at all. Even worse, my wife…
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Cap’n Fatty’s new book Creative Anchoring just released
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander has just released his 10th marine book. It is now ‘live’ in both print and Kindle editions. It is entitled Creative Anchoring: Everything a Cruising Sailor needs to know about Anchoring, Anchor Gear & Related Skills. The print edition is 365 pages long, extensively indexed, has an in-depth table of contents, over 40 illustrations,…
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Five Must-Do Grenadine Anchorages
Plying the passages of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the waters are at times limpid—sometimes great blue heaving mountains. Picture green islands with white beaches and pastel-painted houses, visit villages where music flows like the tide from whimsical beach bars, mooring fields where turtles outnumber boats. There are six hundred plus islands here, so narrowing…
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Tips for Bareboaters, Snowbirds & Casual Cruisers
Here are some important tips for bareboaters, snowbirds and casual cruisers alike. Lessons everyone can learn from. Have you ever pulled into an anchorage and noticed a bareboat tied to a mooring ball with a large triangle of jib sticking out? The reason is twofold: the operator has come into the wind to furl the…
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Best Anchor for Mud of the Chesapeake Bay?
An anchor, when it holds, can provide a boater the greatest peace of mind, or bring the most exasperated frustration when it does not. One of the most challenging places to anchor is in the thick mud of the Chesapeake Bay. The consistency of the bottom ranges from a soupy grey sludge mixed with sand…
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Mooring a Boat – Check your Can
One of the pleasures of cruising in the Caribbean is the multitude of moorings in settings that can only be described as paradise. But if that mooring buoy fails; your dream destination can turn into a nightmare. Various municipalities, parks and conservation services, and private parties have installed mooring buoys, in order to generate income,…
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How to Safely Anchor a Boat: The Ultimate Guide
Anchoring is, at its core, extremely simple. However, perfecting your technique and adapting your gear to the conditions experienced can take a lifetime.
