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When you drop anchor, you want to make sure the boat is going to stay where you want it to; this means choosing the right location considering the swinging circle and type of bottom, properly setting the hook, and measuring out the right amount of scope. Being able to drop a second anchor, and knowing the technique, increases your options and your security. Two anchors can improve your grip on the bottom, accommodate changes in wind or current direction better, and reduce the area in which the boat swings. The Second Anchor Obviously, you won't be able to set two anchors if you only have one on board. Apart from being able to double up, there are a couple of other good reasons for carrying extra ground tackle. With two anchors of different designs you can choose the best one for the type of bottom; and if you have to leave a snagged anchor on the bottom, it won't be your only one. There are a number of different methods and applications for setting two anchors. Here are two that cover a variety of situations.
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Use two anchors, mon The anchoring method that follows is a variation of Bahamian mooring, which may be defined simply as using two anchors off the bow. The beauty of this method is that as the boat swings with wind and tide, she hangs from one anchor, then both, and then finally the other anchor in tending through a 180-degree swing. Any wind direction can be accommodated. As with so many aspects of sailing, it is the details that determine the success or failure of this method. The simple case Most of the time it is this simple: Drop the first anchor, fall back downwind about seven times the depth, and set it. Drop the second anchor off the stern. Pull in about half of the first rode and set the second anchor by hand pulling from the bow. Put equal lengths of rode out for both anchors. Use a rode length roughly equal to the distance between the two anchors in the bottom.
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A parachute sea anchor is basically a drag device. Normally deployed off the bow to windward, it is designed to hold the bow into the wind and waves. This stabilizes the motion of the boat while maintaining a safe attitude to the seas. Forward motion is stopped, but some leeward drift ideally, no more than 1 or 2 knots—occurs. Deploying a sea anchor can buy you time for sleep or nourishment in heavy weather or let you wait until a heavy fog lifts or daylight arrives before making landfall. A sea anchor can also help hold you off a lee shore while you make an engine or rig repair.
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