will tell us what is happening. Before we’d have to get out of bed and climb into the cockpit to see what the instrument was reading.
3. Sentinel This is a heavy weight with a roller on top which is attached to a line and we run it down the length of the anchor chain after the anchor is set. It does two things – adds additional weight to keep the anchor chain closer to the bottom for a better holding angle, plus it decreases the amount of swing on the boat.
4. Setting the GPS with a waypoint of where the anchor was set. We used to set an alarm that would indicate when we were over 200 feet from where we anchored and it seemed to always set off a false alarm. Now we simply hit the man overboard button on the GPS as the anchor goes down, so we have a waypoint where the anchor is set. We then can use that waypoint as a “GoTo,” and the readout will tell us how far away we are from the anchor and in what direction, so it would be
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easy to tell if you started to drag, no matter how the boat had swung. We have recently started setting a GPS in our berth with the same “anchor waypoint” so that in addition to the wind, we can monitor the anchor position from the comfort of our bed, as well.
5. Riding sail This is one that we use occasionally, especially in strong, sustained winds.
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It is a small triangular sail that is attached to our backstay and sheeted off to either side, helping to reduce or eliminate swinging at anchor which can weaken the anchor’s grip on the bottom as it works from side to side.
Our years of experience combined
with learning a few new tricks have really made anchoring much more comfortable, resulting in more enjoyable cruising. We hope that these simple tips will help other cruisers (whether local or long distance) become less worried and more assured of anchoring enabling them to get out there and enjoy all the wonderful bays and gunkholes this world has to offer.
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