| No matter how good the equipment you use,
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| | boats are lying in relation to any wind
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| you can't have a secure anchor for your
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| | and current. Reduce the speed of your
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| boat unless you know how to use the gear
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| | boat and enter into the anchorage on the
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| properly. Often boaters will refer to
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| | same heading as the boat already anchored
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| anchoring as an art that you learn and
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| | there and then slow as your approach your
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| improve upon through experience. The
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| | anchorage point.
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| first step in anchoring your boat
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| | When it comes to placing and retrieving
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| properly is to select an anchorage.
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| | an anchor it is best to have two people
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| When it comes to selecting an anchorage
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| | in order to make the process easier.
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| you want to take into account prevailing
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| | Position one person at the rode and the
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| winds, the bottom depth, the bottom
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| | other in the cockpit. After you have
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| composition and the existence of any
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| | chosen your spot to anchor the operator
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| other craft in the area. It is important
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| | in the cockpit will slowly turn the
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| to find shelter from the wind since
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| | vessel into the wind. Then pay out the
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| calmer water will place less strain on
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| | anchor until you feel it hit bottom after
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| your anchor and therefore your nerves as
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| | you have made sure it is firmly attached
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| well. Always remember to anticipate any
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| | to the rode.
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| changes in wind direction and velocity as
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| | Then the boat operator should slowly back
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| well.
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| | up at the second person pay's out the
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| The type of anchor you will use depends
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| | scope that is required for the chosen
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| on the composition of the bottom. You
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| | anchorage. At the desired scope tell the
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| should ideally anchor in a place where
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| | operator to stop, secure the rode to the
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| the water is deep enough that you don't
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| | vest and then tell the operator to back
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| have to worry about sitting on the bottom
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| | on the rode slowly. This helps to take up
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| during low tide. Although you don't want
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| | slack and drive the anchor sharply into
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| water that is too deep since your rope or
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| | the bottom. The vessel can be shut down
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| chain will be long, and you will have a
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| | once you are sure the anchor is set.
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| greater swinging circle as a result. It
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| | Anchoring will take experience to perfect
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| is best to anchor in water that is two or
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| | that art. It is a functioning of heavy
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| three times the depth of your boat at its
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| | gear, applied force, friction and proper
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| lowest if you can.
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| | angles. Invest in an anchor winch for
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| When approaching the anchorage you will
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| | retrieval and always lean towards heavy
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| want to make sure you have adequate
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| | ground tackle. Be sure to have at least
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| swinging room. Be sure to mentally
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| | one anchor system on board just for
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| calculate the swinging circles for any
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| | deployment during an emergency. You can
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| other boats that are in your area.
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| | help keep the anchor stock down on the
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| Circles will be small for boats attached
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| | bottom by attaching a heavy weight near
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| to moorings and larger if they are on
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| | the junction of the chain and line of the
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| anchors.
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| | rode.
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| Also take into account how the other
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