Sleepless in Cat Harbor
Noob cruiser David Blake Fischer sounds off on anchoring, low tides, full moons, and keeping your shirt on.
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Noob cruiser David Blake Fischer sounds off on anchoring, low tides, full moons, and keeping your shirt on.
Setting the hook where it’s safe for your boat and the coral takes some time to get right.
For active cruisers, refitting a classic plastic sailboat with an electric windlass can help take the (back) pain out of anchoring.
“Over the years, we’ve used a few different methods for marking our chain in order to know how much has played out as we set the hook.”
Actions taken during bad-weather sailing should take into consideration the boat, the wind, the sea state and the crew.
Home from their circumnavigation, a couple is at ease anchoring by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
In certain circumstances, setting a stern anchor in addition to a primary can save the day.
A stormy night in Scotland’s Loch Stornaway is the perfect setting for a crash course in the limitations of modern electronics.
After a dismasting off the coast of the Carolinas, the crew of Distant Drummer thought they’d made all the right moves. Then things got interesting.
A storm packing hurricane-force winds takes a Balearic anchorage by surprise and wreaks havoc among the fleet.
Circumnavigator Cap’n Fatty Goodlander offers a few tips for anchoring in challenging conditions found in the South Pacific.
It’s a simple question with a very complex answer!
Noob cruiser David Blake Fischer sounds off on anchoring, low tides, full moons, and keeping your shirt on.
Setting the hook where it’s safe for your boat and the coral takes some time to get right.
For active cruisers, refitting a classic plastic sailboat with an electric windlass can help take the (back) pain out of anchoring.
“Over the years, we’ve used a few different methods for marking our chain in order to know how much has played out as we set the hook.”
Actions taken during bad-weather sailing should take into consideration the boat, the wind, the sea state and the crew.
Home from their circumnavigation, a couple is at ease anchoring by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
In certain circumstances, setting a stern anchor in addition to a primary can save the day.
A stormy night in Scotland’s Loch Stornaway is the perfect setting for a crash course in the limitations of modern electronics.
After a dismasting off the coast of the Carolinas, the crew of Distant Drummer thought they’d made all the right moves. Then things got interesting.
A storm packing hurricane-force winds takes a Balearic anchorage by surprise and wreaks havoc among the fleet.
Circumnavigator Cap’n Fatty Goodlander offers a few tips for anchoring in challenging conditions found in the South Pacific.
It’s a simple question with a very complex answer!
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