dimer2
Moderator Emeritus
While reading the thread on Sea anchors, I visited the Jordan Series sea drogue site Jordan Series Drogue - Mooring and Anchoring
They have an interesting article on the benefits of stern anchoring in a blow. While I, like most of you, have bounced around while conventionally anchored in a blow, even with a bridle set well back to soften the ride, I have never tried a stern to anchor. The article talks sail boats but got me wondering if a bridle/yoke off the stern might be worth trying (deploying and retrieving conventionally by walking the rode back to the bow). It ends with the following statement which may be a little pretentious
There can be little doubt that a proper stern mooring would have saved many of the moored boats that were destroyed in the four hurricanes that struck Florida in the fall of 2004
As I am sure not too many of us have the capability to try this, except perhaps on a mooring ball, I guess my question will have to be theoretical. Who thinks stern anchoring may, in some instances, be beneficial?
They have an interesting article on the benefits of stern anchoring in a blow. While I, like most of you, have bounced around while conventionally anchored in a blow, even with a bridle set well back to soften the ride, I have never tried a stern to anchor. The article talks sail boats but got me wondering if a bridle/yoke off the stern might be worth trying (deploying and retrieving conventionally by walking the rode back to the bow). It ends with the following statement which may be a little pretentious
There can be little doubt that a proper stern mooring would have saved many of the moored boats that were destroyed in the four hurricanes that struck Florida in the fall of 2004
As I am sure not too many of us have the capability to try this, except perhaps on a mooring ball, I guess my question will have to be theoretical. Who thinks stern anchoring may, in some instances, be beneficial?