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Rob McIntyre
LAVAL, Canada
Qualified Crew Member Level I
Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 13
Swing arc
Posted 2015, Sep 13 18:02
is there a way to calculate or is this a best guess?
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Conan Hom
Lexington, MA, USA
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Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 8
What is the procedure for setting two anchors off the bow
Posted 2016, Oct 28 22:10
how does one go about setting two anchors off the bow.. especially in heavy conditions (I presume rowing a separate anchor out in a dinghy wouldn't exactly be fun). In practical execution would you set one and then let more rode out so you can go to the point where you may want to set the other. Also in setting both anchors the 4-6 scope for each is advisable I presume?
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Conan Hom
Lexington, MA, USA
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Status: Sailor
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Tandem Anchor setting
Posted 2016, Nov 02 11:27
The reading says that the rode between two anchors should be at least the length of the boat. However later it says that you let the secondary anchor down to the bottom and then pay out the road until the primary anchor is reached. So does this mean that the rode between the anchors also be at least the depth of the water?
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Steven Mooney
Olympia, WA, USA
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Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 3
Asking for clarification
Posted 2018, Apr 29 22:06
On page 1 of Mooring Procedures: "Grabbing a mooring ball needs to be preplanned. It is best achieved if you motor the vessel into wind towards the mooring ball." A bit later is a different example, regarding the ball with a steel ring on top: ". . . back your boat up to the mooring with aft facing the wind." Q 5/13 on the test: When grabbing a mooring: the correct answer shows: "approach from downwind." I'm confused with terminology. I thought 'downwind' meant with the wind behind. So, pointing the vessel into wind = downwind?
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Bill Wolfson
Flemington, NJ, USA
Crew Level 0
Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 4
Tying an anchor rode or line on shore
Posted 2018, May 06 20:57
What courtesies and precautions should be observed when tying a rode to some one's tree. crossing a beach or tying off around a rock or rocks on shore? We did this in St.Vincent and stuck branches in the sand and left a note on a tag on the rode wrapped around a tree. We did not want any one tripping on the rode or destroying some one's favorite tree. Locals were OK with this . There must be some best practices like asking permission from a property owner. Any advice?
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Sophia Granchinho
Arviat, Canada
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Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 9
Use of nomenclature
Posted 2018, Jul 04 22:11
I've never heard the use of warps before and had to look it up to determine that it means rode. Please can you add definitions to your sections when using different nomenclature. Thanks,
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Carsten Mader
São Paulo, Brazil
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Status: Sailor
Qualified days: 10
Weigh down a rope rode
Posted 2018, Jul 27 14:25
If I have only an all rope rode and I'm in a tight anchorage area, so I can't let out 7:1 or more scope, could I weigh down the rode significantly close to the anchor, so that it simulates a chain rode? This way the force on the anchor would always be more horizontal and therefore it should hold well, even with a smaller scope.
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