Down island I would often set a stern anchor to keep us facing into the swells rather than rolling our guts out in an otherwise nice harbor.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > How many of us have ever double hooked, bow/stern? > > I've only done it a couple times. Was a bit behind schedule coming into > The Rigolets, the outlet of Lake Pontchartrain into Lake Borgne. Decided > to anchor just off The Rigolets in the West Pearl River. The West Pearl is > a bit narrow, has some crazy fishermen roaring by at 50 knots. > > I wanted to anchor close by and parallel to the shore to stay well away > from and not swing into the channel. Set the bow anchor up current, > drifted down current, set the smaller lunch hook and then pulled the boat > back towards the bow anchor. Done. Popped a beer. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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