Posts Tagged ‘kelp’
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Safe dinghy anchoring is a little known subject and lost dinghies are the norm. Here is a solid basis for understanding the forces and necessary equipment and some of my favorite creative dinghy anchoring methods.
Tags: anchor, Anchoring, beach, beaching, chandlery, chines, dinghy, dock, drift, drifting, fender, kelp, longshore current, lost, planing, RIB, rip current, sea anchor, sea mount, surfing, swim step, theft
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Here are techniques I use to stabilize boats at anchor, as well as a framework for understanding why and how boats rock and roll at anchor. Yawing and sailing at anchor are dealt with in the Rough Weather Anchoring article.
Tags: anchor, boom, dampen, fouling, halyard, harmonic vibration, hatch sail, kelp, period, Prussic Knot, rocking, Rode, rolling, rolling hitch, shelter, swell, wavelength, whisker pole
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Here are methods I’ve used for years that work great for finding that sweet patch of calm water to keep your boat steady and quietly at anchor – Often when boats around are rocking and swinging wildly.
Tags: anchor, Anchoring, bounce, clocking, clocks, kelp, lee shore, lumpy, raft-up, rocking, sailing at anchor, swell, wave
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Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Scams and deceptions involved with selling anchors exposed and disproved
Tags: aluminum anchor, anchor, anchor float, anchor hoop, anchor scams, anchor types, anchor weight, Anchoring, bolt construction, bolts, bottom conditions, boulders, chasms, clay, coral, cutting edges, eel grass, gravel, kelp, Lies, long shank, medical at sea, medical care, medical problems, mud, rock, sand, scams, serrated edges, shank, sharp edges, short shank, weighted tip, welding, welds, wrecks
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