[Rhodes22-list] Anchoring

[David Bradley]

Hi Jerry. Regarding your anchoring question...  I keep a Fortress anchor on its rode in a plastic crate in the laz as our primary anchor and drop from the stern then walk it to the bow. It's faster and easier and safer I think than dropping from the bow and no need to store damp rode in the cabin.  I keep a Nicro solar powered vent in the forward deck port which keeps humidity from building up in the vee berth. 

I seem to recall some back and forth on this which you can search if interested.  I believe this was the Effros method. 

For those interested, Bill Effros has a new (in 2012)  R22, is still out and about in LIS, and still taking on the man.  (I'm glad to have him for a friend.)

Dave B
s/v Sea Cloud
Greenwich Cove, CT

> On Jul 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, trimsails . <trimsails at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Peter,
> 
> I have been enjoying your videos, thanks for doing them and keep them
> coming.
> 
> I have a question for you and other Rhodies.  Have you thought about how
> you would deploy your anchor quickly if needed?  For example, you find
> yourself in an area of strong current when the wind dies.  You decide to
> motor, but the motor doesn't start right away.  You may want the ability to
> quickly drop anchor to stabilize the situation.
> 
> Should you have an anchor ready to deploy with rode stowed in the cockpit
> area?   A secondary anchor perhaps, lighter than the main anchor?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jerry
> 
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:23 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Silverheels has finally been launched for its first season on the water
>> with my wife and me.  Two things kept the boat on its trailer in my yard
>> longer than expected. First, about a month ago I managed to lose my balance
>> and fall off the boat, breaking my collar-bone when I hit the ground.
>> Second, we hope to use the boat for cruising - voyages of up to a week
>> long.  This would require bringing along a lot of ‘stuff’, so some thought
>> and effort went into figuring out where to put all of this ‘stuff’. And, of
>> course, having a broken collar-bone slowed this project down a bit.
>> 
>> I’m sure I picked up many nuggets of inspiration for all this in the
>> trolling through the list archives that I did over the winter.  And Kim and
>> I have both read Mary Lou’s chapter in ‘Sailing Small’ several times, so
>> some ideas for provisioning have doubtless come from there as well.
>> 
>> Anyway, making YouTube videos is just something I do now, so there’s a
>> video about some of the storage solutions we’ve come up with:
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXNDjEH-MYg <
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXNDjEH-MYg>
>> 
>> The next project is becoming better and more confident sailors.  Practice,
>> practice, practice, I figure.  It’s going to be a long summer.
>> 
>> In case anyone is wondering, the location of the video is Pine Island
>> Marina in Groton, CT.
>> 
>> Peter Nyberg
>> Coventry, CT
>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
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