Here in the PNW, especially in the beautiful British Columbia waters around Vancouver Island, stern tying to the shore is common. I am glad nobody had a cell phone camera the first few times I stern tied to the shore. After some practice and having the right length and type of line, the process become smoother and less entertaining for those already anchored.
We once anchored (46lb CQR, 90’ chain, 250’ rode) with the bow in 90’ of water and the stern in 18’ of water. We stern tied to a huge rock on shore. It was essentially a process of letting out most of the chain and rode, backing in towards shore until the anchor caught on the underwater cliff, then rowing the stern line to shore. It was a spectacular anchorage, 3,000’ snowcapped mountains visible on either side, eagles nesting on the hill above us, and no other boats within ½ mile. However, I did not sleep well. The weather was very settled but the tide and current changes were a concern. I would drink a big glass of water, sleep for a few hours then get up to “check the anchor”. For those of you in the PNW, this was in Pendrell Sound, north end of the Desolation Sound area. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 3:31 PM To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Stus-List Two anchors - one boat 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
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