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View Poll Results: What percentage of cruising time do you spend anchored vs marina
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East Coast USA > 70% anchor
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24.55% |
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East Coast USA 30 to 70% anchor (and also same marina)
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16 |
9.58% |
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East Coast USA < 30% anchor
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23 |
13.77% |
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West Coast USA > 70% anchor
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28 |
16.77% |
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West Coast USA 30 to 70% anchor (and marina)
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11 |
6.59% |
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West Coast USA < 30% anchor
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7 |
4.19% |
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Everywhere else in the world >70% anchor
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23 |
13.77% |
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Everywhere else in the world 30 to 70% anchor
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6 |
3.59% |
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Everywhere else in the world < 30% anchor
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5 |
2.99% |
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You didn't list my area so I refuse to answer
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7 |
4.19% |
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02-02-2021, 01:12 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 19,884
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Poll: Anchor vs. Marinas
We're just talking about time cruising, not time at your home marina or dock. This poll is upon request.
So, simple, what percentage of your cruising nights are at anchor vs. marinas.
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02-02-2021, 01:15 AM
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Guru
City: Calgary
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,909
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80% anchor, 20% marina.
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Conrad
Berthed in
Campbell River BC
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02-02-2021, 01:24 AM
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Guru
City: Gulf Islands
Vessel Name: Soo Valley
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 36
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2,158
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away from home port mostly at anchor, never gave a thought to %. Boating has always been about getting away from it.
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SteveK AKA Soo Valley
You only need one working engine.
That is why I have two.
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02-02-2021, 03:34 AM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,219
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95 percent marina. otherwise, it is just camping, and I spent the fifty years of my life camping, and now I can appreciate being served at a sit-down restaurant, whenever this virus lets us.
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02-02-2021, 04:15 AM
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City: Cape May, NJ and Englewood, FL
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,799
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Two nights out for one night in a marina on average
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Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Englewood Florida.
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02-02-2021, 06:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 21,763
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ON the East side it is possible to anchor out 100% from north of LI sound till about Daytona Beach .
Then till south of Miami it is difficult .
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02-02-2021, 07:15 AM
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Guru
City: Queensland
Vessel Model: Milkraft 60 converted timber prawn trawler
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 3,328
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Marinas at $100+ a night vs a shittonne of cruising miles and adventure.
No contest.
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02-02-2021, 07:32 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in Crisfield, MD
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 10,122
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Hard to know the real number without going through the logs. Often anchoring is only one night or two. Cruising to a destination likely the TF rendezvous can find me 4 or 5 nights at the same spot with friends at an event. Does the event count as one time or do you add up the days in total?
Ted
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02-02-2021, 07:44 AM
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Guru
City: Barrington
Vessel Name: Hippocampus
Vessel Model: Boatless at present
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 1,375
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When cruising either US east coast or Caribbean <5% marina.
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02-02-2021, 07:49 AM
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Guru
City: North Carolina for now
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,562
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Anchoring out is the by far the number one reason we go cruising at all. To paraphrase Descartes: "we anchor, therefor we boat". I also include moorings as part of anchoring.
We have had the privilege of cruising both coasts, and the answer is the same for the PNW, SF Bay / Delta, and Southern Cal.
I have no idea what FF is talking about in his post, by the way, "ON the East side it is possible to anchor out 100% from north of LI sound till about Daytona Beach .
Then till south of Miami it is difficult ."
That is simply not the case in Florida at all.
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02-02-2021, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,169
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Anchor well over 95% of the time.
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New Port Richey,Fl
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02-02-2021, 07:57 AM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Freedom
Vessel Model: Albin 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 23,300
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If one thinks of the Stretch of the Indian River Lagoon to Lake Worth (around 150M)... I can see where some might think it lacks all around protected anchorages in the Summer for hurricanes and thunderstorms, yet in the Winter it is great as you can hide behind one of numerous causeways to avoid NW frontal winds.
That's what I think.... as a gross generality...but as always there is the "but....I" where one can find exceptions or have a different view of anchoring.
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02-02-2021, 08:39 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Jupiter
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 44
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I'm pretty familiar with the Ft. Pierce to Palm Beach area. They may not be designated on the charts, but lots of anchorages in that area.
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02-02-2021, 08:40 AM
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City: Barrington
Vessel Name: Hippocampus
Vessel Model: Boatless at present
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 1,375
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Just curious. Why no mention of mooring fields? Very common around here and usually open ones for transients.
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02-02-2021, 10:09 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Fulton, Missouri
Vessel Name: The Old Blue Chair
Vessel Model: Defever 48
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 36
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Easily 90%+ anchoring(including moorings). I generally enjoy being at anchor more than staying at a marina, especially at $100-150/night!
Currently anchored at Tarpon Belly Keys.
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02-02-2021, 10:12 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 19,884
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O C Diver
Hard to know the real number without going through the logs. Often anchoring is only one night or two. Cruising to a destination likely the TF rendezvous can find me 4 or 5 nights at the same spot with friends at an event. Does the event count as one time or do you add up the days in total?
Ted
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Days in total.
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02-02-2021, 10:12 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 19,884
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hippocampus
Just curious. Why no mention of mooring fields? Very common around here and usually open ones for transients.
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Count them as anchoring.
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02-02-2021, 10:14 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 19,884
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Wifey B: We do marinas 90% of the time, although this year, due to pandemic, are 90% anchoring. 
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02-02-2021, 10:24 AM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: Alzero
Vessel Model: Hatteras 63' CPMY
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,698
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Quote:
Originally Posted by caltexflanc
Anchoring out is the by far the number one reason we go cruising at all. To paraphrase Descartes: "we anchor, therefor we boat". I also include moorings as part of anchoring.
We have had the privilege of cruising both coasts, and the answer is the same for the PNW, SF Bay / Delta, and Southern Cal.
I have no idea what FF is talking about in his post, by the way, "ON the East side it is possible to anchor out 100% from north of LI sound till about Daytona Beach .
Then till south of Miami it is difficult ."
That is simply not the case in Florida at all.
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It depends on how big your boat is. At 70’ loa there are a lot of places that are too small and many others that even one other boat will crowd us out. Then again we can be comfortable in exposed anchorages that have smaller boats bobbing around unpleasantly.
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02-02-2021, 10:43 AM
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Guru
City: Everett
Vessel Name: Triton
Vessel Model: 48' Golden Egg Harbor
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 542
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PNW we spend about 70%+ on anchor.
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