Last weekend,while at anchor,my 22 foot boat "danced" around in the breeze all night.Can I set a bahmian moor at right angle to the wind to prevent this? LLOYD
Bahamian Moor.Parallel or perpendicular to wind...
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How close are your neighbors? you don't want to be stationary, and have your neighbors swing and smack right into you. Do you really mean dance, or swing?
How close are your neighbors? you don't want to be stationary, and have your neighbors swing and smack right into you. Do you really mean dance, or swing?
just trying to sit still
I was carefull to stay away from the neighbors.(One guy had some kind of small sail rigged to the stern mast stay so that at anchor the boat was trying to "sail" AWAY from the anchor. What my boat was trying to do was swing,but it wasnt that gracefull.She pulled,and hunted and was all over the place.Just the way I dance.
I was carefull to stay away from the neighbors.(One guy had some kind of small sail rigged to the stern mast stay so that at anchor the boat was trying to "sail" AWAY from the anchor. What my boat was trying to do was swing,but it wasnt that gracefull.She pulled,and hunted and was all over the place.Just the way I dance.
"V" not a Bahamian Moor
What you need is to deploy two anchors in a "V" pattern, this is not a Bahamian moor. A Bahamian moor is for tidal waters where you drop one anchor drop right back, let the second one go and then shorten up on the first anchor. Two anchors leading forward in a V pattern is very effective in keeping a boat from sailing all around an anchorage. I used to use it often on a boat I had that sailed all over. The proper way to do this is to set one anchor and then motor forward steering for a point at a right angle to how you're lying, as you ahead the anchor line will tighten up and pull you towards it. When you are about at the same distance forward where you dropped the first anchor let the second one go (stop the engine first) and drop back. With practise you'll get a perfect V. It's much easier this way than hauling the second anchor out in the dink.
What you need is to deploy two anchors in a "V" pattern, this is not a Bahamian moor. A Bahamian moor is for tidal waters where you drop one anchor drop right back, let the second one go and then shorten up on the first anchor. Two anchors leading forward in a V pattern is very effective in keeping a boat from sailing all around an anchorage. I used to use it often on a boat I had that sailed all over. The proper way to do this is to set one anchor and then motor forward steering for a point at a right angle to how you're lying, as you ahead the anchor line will tighten up and pull you towards it. When you are about at the same distance forward where you dropped the first anchor let the second one go (stop the engine first) and drop back. With practise you'll get a perfect V. It's much easier this way than hauling the second anchor out in the dink.
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I am very interested in the "riding sail". We were on a mooring ball this past weekend and were very nervous about the "horsing around" we were doing. We have a Hunter with the arch and no backstay. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we might rig it?
I am very interested in the "riding sail". We were on a mooring ball this past weekend and were very nervous about the "horsing around" we were doing. We have a Hunter with the arch and no backstay. Does anyone have any suggestions on how we might rig it?
Stay sail, Bahamian moor, Med moor
I think Rick is right. Bahamian moor is where you spread the V until they are 180 degrees apart, a straight line, one up and one down current. Then there is Med moor. You often see it in Europe where dock space is in short supply. All the boats will drop the anchor a ways out, then back up to the dock at 90 degrees to the dock. Kind of like parallel parking for boats. But that doesn't really apply in your case here. If you really want to stop dancing, use a stay sail on the back stay. If you don't have a back stay, you can use your haylard and raise a stay sail from 3/4 way down the boom, then tie it off on your arch. It doesn't need much, just something to catch the wind.
I think Rick is right. Bahamian moor is where you spread the V until they are 180 degrees apart, a straight line, one up and one down current. Then there is Med moor. You often see it in Europe where dock space is in short supply. All the boats will drop the anchor a ways out, then back up to the dock at 90 degrees to the dock. Kind of like parallel parking for boats. But that doesn't really apply in your case here. If you really want to stop dancing, use a stay sail on the back stay. If you don't have a back stay, you can use your haylard and raise a stay sail from 3/4 way down the boom, then tie it off on your arch. It doesn't need much, just something to catch the wind.
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