Two On A Big Ocean The Story of the First Circumnavigation
of the Pacific Basin
in a Small Sailing Ship


      

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Re: lv-ab: Anchors

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Date: Fri Sep 21 2001 - 09:56:39 EDT

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    In a message dated 09/15/2001 6:50:47 PM Atlantic Daylight Time,
     writes:

    > ALL anchors will break out when the load swings 180
    > degrees.

    Although I haven't actually watched it, they say the Bruce does not break out
    on a tide change.

    > If they did not you would be unable to retrieve
    > them.

    To break out an anchor the rode is lifted up, not rotated around as in a tide
    change.

    Norm
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