Yelling comes from boats downwind you are dragging toward just because you wanted to squeeze in by putting out too little rode.  And you're taking forever to find your boat hook in the dark and rain, and to fish for the rode you can't see underwater.

What's this about bringing the anchor aboard?  I'd rather walk into a Japanese home with my shoes on!  The anchor is to be kept outboard hanging from its bow rail bracket.  When just relocating in an anchorage, I also leave the mucky chain dangling outboard from the hanging anchor.

Regards,

Rick Lange

On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 5:23 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Rick,
>
> What yelling?  You start the engine.  While it’s warming up, you walk to
> the bow, and snag the anchor rode downstream of the carabiner with a boat
> hook. You motor slowly forward while pulling in the anchor rode hand over
> hand over the railing.  Note that you haven’t touched the bow cleat or the
> carabiner.  When the anchor is aboard, you go and redeploy.  No muss, no
> fuss.  I am just claiming that my technique makes it less likely the anchor
> is going to drag.  Often, your suggested options of going someplace else or
> going to shore are not available.  The Rhodes 22 has the advantage of
> shallow draft and can often be anchored in a corner of the harbor where the
> big boats can’t go.  We all have a vision of being alone in a pristine
> anchorage.  But, that’s often not the reality.  Have you actually done much
> anchoring out?  What do you propose to do if you’re not willing to anchor
> in close quarters?  Remember, there are no slips available and it’s too
> late to go somewhere else.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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