PART 5


ANCHORING UNDER POWER While you can anchor under sail, you’ll have more con- trol and maneuverability, especially with other boats or obstructions nearby, if you furl sails and use the engine. One or more members of the crew should be at the bow to lower the anchor and send back information to the helmsman.


1 Approach the anchoring spot slowly. Check the water depth to make sure you won’t hit bottom, even if the water level falls with the tide. Prepare to make your final approach either directly up wind or from the direction in which other boats nearby are lying.


2 Bring the boat to a stop and lower the anchor over the bow. Make sure everyone stands clear of the rode as it pays out. When the anchor hits bottom, slowly start to back directly down wind or parallel to the boats around you.


3 Let the anchor rode pay out as the boat moves away from the anchor. The person on the bow should indicate (with hand signals if neces- sary) if the boat needs to be turned to keep the boat going backward in a straight line.


4 Pay out at least five times as much rode as the depth of water at high tide. Once the boat has stopped moving, pay out more rode to achieve the optimum scope ratio.


Tis is the hand signal for the helmsman to steer to port.


Tis is the signal for the helmsman to steer to starboard.


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If the helmsman should go straight, raise a hand and motion forward.


When it’s time to stop, raise a clenched fist.


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