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I'd like to add a comment to Bob Austin's, as usual, excellent
observations.
I have just finished reading, Lessons From Summer School. In this book,
David Perkins relates his experience with discovering stern anchors while
in the Bahamas. Perkins was not new to boating, having had several years
and travels of ICW miles, but never having tried a stern anchor.
Summer School was anchored in Hawksbill Cay (Exumas) when the weather
turned and they were trapped in the anchorage. The boat was lying to the
strong easterly wind, but the waves were traveling from another quarter
(North?) pounding them on the beam and they were rocking horribly. An old
sailor dinghied over and suggested they set a stern anchor, which they
did. The boat then road up and down to the waves, which is an acceptable
motion, and not the sickening side-to-side motion you get with beam seas.
He states, "The result was wonderful. We no longer rocked from side to
side..We could remain in this beautiful anchorage."
I have used this technique successfully in my sailboats, only I had big
two-speed winches to pull the boat out of the wind. Doesn't this suggest
a winch mounted on the stern of a trawler so that you don't have to kill
yourself pulling 40,000 pounds of boat around? Does anyone on the list
have a stern winch? I'd like to hear more about your installation, if so.
Martin Veiner
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