[Rhodes22-list] anchoring

Wed Sep 17 21:21:52 EDT 2008

Just for clarification's sake, I was not advocating anchoring from 
the stern. An anchor deployed from the stern can still be cleated to 
the bow. It's just a matter of when you go forward - to deploy the 
anchor or to move the rode from a stern cleat to a bow cleat after 
the boat is stopped.

That's all theoretical. Because we sail double handed we've always 
been able to have one of us walk the anchor forward to deploy - even 
in our one near emergency - when our motor quit as we were motoring 
away from a drawbridge with a strong current taking us back toward 
the bridge. We have never had to anchor in rough weather but have 
considered the possibility and decided that if it was too rough to 
walk the anchor forward, we would deploy it from the stern and then 
change where the rode was cleated.

We made our original decision to keep the anchor in the lazarette 
because anchor rodes used frequently in the Chesapeake get muddy and 
smelly and we really didn't want additional dampness in the cabin. 
After years of anchoring, I've never regretted it. That being said, I 
would much rather have the anchor on the bow with a true anchor locker.

With your arrangement do you have to attach the rode to anchor each 
time you use it? I'm not sure I would be comfortable with that - 
especially in rough weather or when you needed to deploy an anchor quickly.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 08:45 PM 9/17/2008, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>Let me point out that when both the rigging and motor fail, you'll have to
>use your anchor to keep off the rocks.  Unfortunately, an anchor kept in
>the cockpit won't do the job.
>
>An anchor deployed from the stern will result in a very wet wait for help
>(and for most boats other than the R22, a sinking.)  The alternative is
>risking injury or going overboard attempting to carry an anchor, chain and
>rode forward in rough seas.
>
>So the anchor and rode locker on the R22 is in the right place.  I store
>20' of chain and 200' of rode in the locker with room to spare.
>
>My peeve is the size of the access hole.  On the best of days, I can just
>fit my hand through.  So that's not something I want to attempt rolling
>around on the bow deck due to rough seas.
>
>To solve the problem, I thread a 1/4 inch nylon line through an eye inside
>the cap.  I tie one end of the line to the bitter end of the rode and the
>other end of the line to the anchor end of the chain.  Pulling off the cap
>pulls up the rode and chain so they can both be attached before pulling
>the rest of the tackle onto the deck.
>
>Rick
>
> > You've discovered my biggest pet peeve about the R22 - lack of a
> > workable scheme for anchor storage. There are lots of ideas in the
> > archives. Here's what we do.
> >
> > We keep the rode, chain and anchor in a mesh bag in the lazarette.
> > The mesh bag is made for rode storage and has handles for carrying
> > and a grommet for you to thread the bitter end through.
> > (http://shop.sailboatowners.com/detail.htm?fno=400&group=776  I think
> > West has them too) The rode is very carefully flaked back in the bag
> > after each use so it is ready to go. Because we usually anchor in
> > shallow water, we have bundled the rode in 50 ft increments with
> > velcro ties - the first 50 or 70 ft are flaked loosely, the rest
> > bundled. We also have the rode marked with vinyl markers available
> > from various marine supply stores so we know how much we have out.
> >
> > We always sail double handed so its easy for one of us to walk the
> > bag forward, secure the bitter end to the bow cleat and deploy the
> > anchor. We leave the bag on the foredeck while anchored and retrieve
> > the line back into the bag and walk it back when we are done.
> >
> > Single handed we would probably cleat to a stern cleat, deploy the
> > anchor from the stern and then walk the rode forward to cleat from
> > the stern after the anchor was secure. In that case, we'd probably
> > leave the bitter end secured from the stern cleat, the mesh bag in
> > the cockpit and just walk a length of rode forward to secure from the bow.
> >
> > We've put a Nicro solar fan vent in the opening to the anchor rode
> > tray and leave the rode tray home.
> >
> > Best,
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> > At 05:53 PM 9/14/2008, you wrote:
> >>How do you guys anchor?
> >>
> >>The forepeak (tiny bow storage area) is an  impractical way to store
> >>rode and the opening is to small for my big hands to get in there.
> >>
> >>I've resorted to storing the rode below the cockpit benches, in a
> >>Rubbermaid container, and walking it forward and attaching it to the
> >>Danforth anchor handing from the bow pulpit when I need to.
> >>
> >>Where do you cleat it? The central bow cleat?
> >>
> >>I'm hoping someone has a better suggestion.
> >>
> >>Paul K
> >>"Clarity"
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