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Swallow Yachts Forum => Technical => Topic started by: adel11252 on 01 Apr 2016, 19:16

Title: lying an anchor
Post by: adel11252 on 01 Apr 2016, 19:16

Owner of a BRE , lying an anchor one has to climb on the forward cabin to drop it off the bow. This is not comfortable in a BRE ,if one is solo sailing and the sea is choppy.   Any suggestions please.

Title: Re: lying an anchor
Post by: Peter Cockerton on 01 Apr 2016, 20:33

See Jonathon Stuart's post on this hyperlink, it may give you ideas on Bre anchoring

Peter Cockerton

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,702.msg4321.html#msg4321

Title: Re: lying an anchor
Post by: Jonathan Stuart on 03 Apr 2016, 22:37

FYI, we still use this technique because it works so well. I now keep a warp coming back to each side of the boat so we can deploy the anchor from either side of the cockpit. These warps are also used as bow mooring lines when on a pontoon and would be used if we ever need a tow.